Elvira in Bellini's I puritani

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Elvira in Bellini's I puritani is the demanding bel canto soprano heroine whose virtuosic arias and emotional range have made the role a showcase for great coloratura sopranos.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bel canto role ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
opera role ⓘ
soprano role ⓘ
appearsIn I puritani ⓘ
createdBy Vincenzo Bellini ⓘ
dramaticArc from joy to madness to final reconciliation ⓘ
dramaticCharacteristics emotional volatility ⓘ
madness scene ⓘ
romantic devotion ⓘ
dramaticFunction heroine ⓘ
romantic lead ⓘ
firstPerformanceIn I puritani premiere ⓘ
languageOfPerformance Italian ⓘ
librettoBy Carlo Pepoli ⓘ
loveInterestOf Arturo Talbo ⓘ
nationalityInStory English ⓘ
notableAria “Qui la voce sua soave” ⓘ
“Son vergin vezzosa” ⓘ
“Vien, diletto, è in ciel la luna” ⓘ
notableEnsemble mad scene in Act II ⓘ
“A te, o cara” ⓘ
notableInterpreter Anna Netrebko ⓘ
Beverly Sills ⓘ
Edita Gruberová ⓘ
Joan Sutherland ⓘ
Maria Callas ⓘ
operaComposer Vincenzo Bellini ⓘ
operaGenre Italian opera ⓘ
melodramma serio ⓘ
operaTitle I puritani ⓘ
premiereDate 24 January 1835 ⓘ
premiereTheatre Théâtre-Italien, Paris ⓘ
linked to: Théâtre-Italien
relatedCharacter Giorgio Valton ⓘ
Lord Gualtiero Valton ⓘ
Riccardo Forth ⓘ
roleReputation one of the most demanding bel canto soprano roles ⓘ
showcase for great coloratura sopranos ⓘ
settingPeriod English Civil War ⓘ
vocalCharacteristics demanding agility ⓘ
extensive coloratura passages ⓘ
lyric expressiveness ⓘ
sustained high notes ⓘ
wide vocal range ⓘ
vocalStyle bel canto ⓘ
vocalSubType coloratura soprano ⓘ
voiceType soprano ⓘ

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Joan Sutherland → famousRole → Elvira in Bellini's I puritani ⓘ