Vincenzo Bellini: I puritani (Trailer)

Orchestra: Dresdner Philharmonie
Conductor: Riccardo Frizza
Choir: MDR-Rundfunkchor
Chorus Master: Tilman Michael

Lisette Oropesa, Soprano – Elvira
Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor – Lord Arturo Talbo
Anthony Clark Evans, Baritone – Sir Riccardo Fort
Riccardo Zanellato, Bass – Sir Giorgio Valton
Martin-Jan Nijhof, Bass – Lord Gualtiero Valton
Simeon Esper, Tenor – Sir Bruno Roberton
Roxana Constantinescu, Mezzo-soprano – Enrichetta di Francia

Bellini’s ‘I puritani’, recorded at the Kulturpalast Dresden, will be released on SACD hybrid and digitally on December 6, 2024. The album brings together two leading bel canto singers of our time: International Opera Award winner Lisette Oropesa (Best Female Opera Singer, 2024) and the tenor Lawrence Brownlee (Artist of the Year 2008, Seattle Opera Award for his role as Arturo in I puritani). The Italian bel canto specialist Riccardo Frizza was responsible for the musical direction of the technically and vocally demanding opera while making his debut as conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra and the MDR-Radio Choir. The other roles are sung by baritone Anthony Clark Evans (Riccardo), bass Riccardo Zanellato (Giorgio), tenor Simeon Esper (Bruno), bass Martin-Jan Nijhof (Valton) and mezzo-soprano Roxana Constantinescu (Enrichetta).

Recorded in 2023
A San Francisco Classical Recording Company Production.

[marcosalterio]

Can't wait to see how Lisette brings magic to this already amazing opera!

[antoniazamora]

Bravo... es una ópra preciosa. Bravo para todos los cantantes y músicos

[dasarkas]

Cued up in Apple Music for download upon release. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[willemtates]

I go from Amsterdam to Dresden, for this concertante, but Lisette Oropesa was ill 😢and Jessica Pratt her replacement and concertante Bravi 🎼🌷🌷🌷🌷🎼

[brendanquinn]

I get the point about technically correct however a live performance recording can also be exhilerating, however I am really looking foward to this recording primarily due to the Lisette impact, her interpretation of this opera in Napoli in September on state at Teatro San Carlos was an historic event.