I puritani

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I puritani is an 1835 Italian bel canto opera in three acts by Vincenzo Bellini, renowned for its virtuosic vocal writing and romantic, historically inspired plot set during the English Civil War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
I puritani canonical 4
I puritani di Scozia 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bel canto opera ⓘ
opera ⓘ
alternateTitle I puritani di Scozia ⓘ
linked to: I puritani
basedOn Têtes rondes et cavaliers ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Jacques-François Ancelot ⓘ
Joseph Xavier Saintine ⓘ
catalogueStatus last opera by Vincenzo Bellini ⓘ
composer Vincenzo Bellini ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
era Romantic era ⓘ
famousAria "Qui la voce sua soave" ⓘ
"Vien, diletto" ⓘ
famousEnsemble "Suoni la tromba" ⓘ
firstCityOfPerformance Paris ⓘ
genre opera seria ⓘ
romantic opera ⓘ
historicalContext conflict between Royalists and Parliamentarians ⓘ
historicalInspiration English Puritans ⓘ
linked to: Puritanism
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Carlo Pepoli NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCharacter Arturo Talbo ⓘ
Elvira ⓘ
Giorgio Valton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Riccardo Forth ⓘ
notableFor demanding coloratura soprano role ⓘ
high tenor tessitura ⓘ
virtuosic vocal writing ⓘ
numberOfActs 3 ⓘ
orchestration orchestra and voices ⓘ
originalAudience Parisian Italian-opera public ⓘ
originalPremiereCompany Théâtre-Italien company ⓘ
linked to: Théâtre-Italien
originalTitleLanguage Italian ⓘ
partOfRepertoire standard bel canto repertoire ⓘ
periodOfComposition 1834–1835 ⓘ
premiereDate 1835-01-24 ⓘ
premiereLocation Paris ⓘ
premiereTheatre Théâtre-Italien ⓘ
publisher Casa Ricordi ⓘ
romanticTheme love tested by war and political conflict ⓘ
settingPeriod English Civil War ⓘ
settingPlace England ⓘ
structure three acts ⓘ
style bel canto ⓘ
subject political and romantic intrigues during the English Civil War ⓘ
voiceTypeOfArturo tenor ⓘ
voiceTypeOfElvira soprano ⓘ
voiceTypeOfGiorgio bass ⓘ
voiceTypeOfRiccardo baritone ⓘ
yearOfPremiere 1835 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vincenzo Bellini → notableWork → I puritani ⓘ
Elvira → appearsIn → I puritani ⓘ
subject linked to: Elvira in Bellini's I puritani
Elvira → operaTitle → I puritani ⓘ
subject linked to: Elvira in Bellini's I puritani
I puritani → alternateTitle → I puritani di Scozia ⓘ
linked to: I puritani