Saturday, January 10, 2026
NEW PRODUCTION!
Composer: Vincenzo Bellini
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
For gorgeous melody, spellbinding coloratura, and virtuoso vocal fireworks, I Puritani has few equals. On January 10, the first new Met production of Bellini’s final masterpiece in nearly 50 years—a striking staging by Charles Edwards, who makes his company directorial debut after many successes as a set designer—arrives in cinemas worldwide. The Met has assembled a world-beating quartet of stars, conducted by Marco Armiliato, for the demanding principal roles. Soprano Lisette Oropesa and tenor Lawrence Brownlee are Elvira and Arturo, brought together by love and torn apart by the political rifts of the English Civil War, with baritone Artur Rucinski as Riccardo, betrothed to Elvira against her will, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as Elvira’s sympathetic uncle, Giorgio.
English StreamText captioning is available here. A transcript of the transmission will also be available to view after the live performance.
Production a gift of The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund
Sung in Italian.
3hrs 45mins with one intermission.
The MetLive in HD at The Moviehouse is made possible in part by the generous support of Thomas C. Ragan.
The Moviehouse programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.