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