The fiery romantic intrigue between Elvira, the daughter of a Puritan and the royalist Arturo, Bellini's rapturous music, full of melancholy intensity, is a delight to listen to, as performed by Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee. The opera is considered a showcase piece for soprano and tenor and holds its own in the rich operatic landscape of the 19th century, especially with its high-pitched passages and bel canto pleasure at its finest, to this day.

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