Vincenzo Bellini’s final lyrical work continues the musical evolution of the young Italian composer who has been engaged since his previous seminal works, I Capuleti e i Montecchi, La Sonnambula and Norma. The exceptional sense of melody and lyricism, which reached its peak in I Puritani, has become a true signature of Bellini and distinguishes him from Donizetti and Rossini in particular. The undeniable romantic flavor of this opera owes much to the inspired libretto by the Scottish poet Walter Scott. The orchestral tone and the vocal writing reinforce this feeling.

Jessica Pratt, Elvira
Xabier Anduaga, Arturo
Gabriele Viviani, Riccardo
Krzysztof Bączyk, Giorgio
Tamara Bounazou, Enrichetta
Pascal Gourgand, Valton
Alban Dufourt, Bruno

Giacomo Sagripanti, conductor
Orchestre de chambre de Paris
Ensemble Aedes, Mathieu Romano (conductor)