The Metropolitan Opera's new production of Vincenzo Bellini's I Puritani opens with a New Year's Eve gala performance December 31. Charles Edwards makes his house directorial debut helming the production, which runs through January 18, 2026. Get a first look at the production below.
Soprano Lisette Oropesa leads the cast as Elvira, with tenor Lawrence Brownlee and baritone Artur Ruciński as her rival Royalist and Roundhead suitors, who fight for her hand, and for the future of England amid the English Civil War. Brownlee returns to his signature role of Arturo, which famously calls for a high F above C, the highest written tenor note in the standard operatic repertoire. Brownlee and Oropesa have sung the opera together several times recently, including at the Opera National de Paris earlier this year, and on a recording with the Dresdner Philharmonie released in 2024.
Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lawrence Brownlee and Lisette Oropesa in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lisette Oropesa in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lisette Oropesa in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Artur Ruciński and Lisette Oropesa in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lisette Oropesa in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lisette Oropesa in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Artur Ruciński (above) and Lisette Oropesa in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lisette Oropesa in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lisette Oropesa in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lisette Oropesa in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lawrence Brownlee in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lawrence Brownlee in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lawrence Brownlee in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lisette Oropesa in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lisette Oropesa in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lisette Oropesa and Christian Van Horn in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
David Pittsinger and Lisette Oropesa in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lisette Oropesa and Christian Van Horn in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Artur Ruciński in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Artur Ruciński in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Artur Ruciński in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Artur Ruciński in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Eve Gigliotti and Lawrence Brownlee in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Christian Van Horn and Artur Ruciński in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Christian Van Horn in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Artur Ruciński and Christian Van Horn in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
A scene from I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Lisette Oropesa and David Pittsinger in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
David Pittsinger and Christian Van Horn in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
Christian Van Horn in I Puritani at the Metropolitan Opera
The complete cast includes bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as Elvira's uncle Giorgio, bass-baritone David Pittsinger as her father Gaultiero, and mezzo-soprano Eve Gigliotti as the Princess Enrichetta, widow of the recently-deposed King Charles I.
Director Charles Edwards has also designed the sets for the production, his designs having previously been seen at the Met in several productions including Il Trovatore, Adriana Lecouvreur, and Fedora. The creative team for I Puritani also includes costume designer Gabrielle Dalton, lighting designer Tim Mitchell, and movement director Tim Claydon.
I Puritani runs through January 18, 2026. For more information, visit MetOpera.org.
