Bellini - I Puritani (Live from the Met) (320kbps .mp3)
Tonight's Live from the Met is Bellini's I Puritani. A Puritan stronghold is under threat from Royalist troops. Within the fortress, Elvira, daughter of the commander has been promised to Riccardo, but is in love with Arturo, a Royalist. When she mistakenly believes herself betrayed by Arturo, it's enough to drive her mad. In Bellini's final opera, written specifically for four of the best singers of the day Diana Damrau sings Elvira, with Javier Camarena and Alexey Markov as the two men in her life.
Presented by Mary Jo Heath and Ira Siff.
Lord Arturo Talbot.....Javier Camarena (tenor) Elvira Walton.....Diana Damrau (soprano) Sir Riccardo Forth.....Alexey Markov (baritone) Sir Giorgio Walton.....Luca Pisaroni (bass) Lord Gualtiero Walton.....David Crawford (bass) Sir Bruno Robertson.....Eduardo Valdes (tenor) Enrichetta di Francia.....Virginie Verrez (mezzo-soprano*) New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Maurizio Benini (conductor).
* This is the listed role; Verrez was unwell and for this performance and the role was sung by Mary Ann McCormick
With a selection of images from the production and commentary @ 96kbps.mps
Broadcast: 18 February 2017
Synopsis Act I
England, around 1650. Plymouth, a Puritan stronghold, is threatened by siege from the Royalist troops. Distant voices herald the wedding day of Elvira, daughter of Gualtiero, the fortress’s commander. Riccardo enters lamenting that his promised bride, Elvira, loves another man—a Stuart partisan. Her father will not force her to marry against her will, it seems, so Riccardo’s friend Sir Bruno urges him to devote his life to leading the parliamentary forces.
Elvira tells her uncle, Giorgio, that she would rather die than marry Riccardo. Her uncle reassures her that he has persuaded her father to let her marry her lover, Arturo. Although Arturo is a Royalist, he is heralded as he approaches the castle.
Everyone gathers for the wedding celebration and Arturo greets his bride. He learns that King Charles’s widow, Queen Enrichetta, is a prisoner in the castle and soon to be taken to trial in London. Alone with the queen, Arturo offers to save her even if it means his death. Elvira returns with the bridal veil and capriciously places it over Enrichetta’s head. When he is alone again with the queen, Arturo explains that the veil will provide the perfect disguise for escape from the castle. As they are about to leave, Riccardo stops them, determined to kill his rival. Enrichetta separates them and reveals her identity. Riccardo lets them get away, knowing this will ruin Arturo. The others return for the wedding, and Riccardo tells of Arturo’s escape with Enrichetta. Soldiers rush off in pursuit. Elvira, believing herself betrayed, is overcome by madness.
Act II
The townsfolk mourn Elvira’s mental breakdown. Giorgio explains that she continues to long for Arturo. Riccardo arrives to announce that Arturo has been condemned to death by Parliament. The Puritans depart.
Elvira wanders in, reliving her happy past. In her madness, she mistakes Riccardo for Arturo and dreams of her wedding. When she leaves, Giorgio tries to convince Riccardo to save Arturo. At first indignant, Riccardo is finally moved to help Elvira, and the two men unite in patriotism: if Arturo returns as a friend, he shall live—if as an armed enemy, he shall die.
Act III
In Elvira’s garden, Arturo reveals that love for her has brought him back to Plymouth. He overhears her sing their old love song and is torn between his affection and his loyalty to the Stuarts. Elvira herself appears and Arturo reassures her that she is his only love. Soldiers rush in to arrest Arturo. Just then, a diplomat arrives with the news of the Royalists’ final defeat and a general amnesty for all the offenders. The shock of this news restores Elvira’s senses, and all rejoice in the peace as Elvira and Arturo embrace their new happiness.
See more at: http://www.metopera.org/Discover/Synopses/I-Puritani/#sthash.a5oSkrB6.dpuf
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