What is I puritani?
'''''I puritani''''' is an Italian [[opera]] in three acts by [[Vincenzo Bellini]], first performed in [[Paris]], on January 25, 1835, [[libretto]] by Carlo Pepoli, after Jacques Ancelot and Xavier Boniface Saintine's ''Têtes Rondes et Cavaliers'', itself based on Sir [[Walter Scott]]'s ''Old Morality''. Bellini's last work and one of his greatest triumphs. ==Principal characters== * Elvira - [[soprano]] * Arturo - [[tenor]] * Riccardo - [[baritone]] * Giorgio - [[bass (vocal range)|bass]] * Enrichetta - [[mezzo-soprano]] * Bruno - tenor * Gualtiero - bass ==Reference== * ''The Complete Dictionary of Opera & Operetta'', James Anderson, Wings Books, 1993. {{DEFAULTSORT:Puritani}} [[Category:1830s operas]] [[Category:Compositions by Vincenzo Bellini]] {{music-stub}}