Bellini's I Puritani at Bridport Arts Centre

Bridport Arts Centre

For gorgeous melody, spellbinding coloratura and virtuoso vocal fireworks, I Puritani has few equals.

This is the first new Met production of Bellini’s final masterpiece in nearly 50 years – a striking staging by Charles Edwards, who makes his company directorial debut after many successes as a set designer.

The Met has assembled a world-beating quartet of stars, conducted by Marco Armiliato, for the demanding principal roles. Soprano Lisette Oropesa and tenor Lawrence Brownlee are Elvira and Arturo, brought together by love and torn apart by the political rifts of the English Civil War, with baritone Artur Ruciński as Riccardo, betrothed to Elvira against her will, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as Elvira’s sympathetic uncle, Giorgio.

This is a broadcast of the 10 January 2026 performance.

Synopsis

Estimated running time: 225 mins with 1 intermission

Special offer
Buy tickets for any 3 or more Met Opera broadcasts and save 10%. Other titles included in the offer include Eugene Onegin, Tristan und Isolde and El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego.

Saturday 17 January at 6pm

Ticket Prices from £14.50 – £18.50

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901 or www.bridport-arts.com