Bellini’s I Puritani: “A te, o cara” (Lawrence Brownlee)

Lawrence Brownlee sings an excerpt from the Act I ensemble in an early stage rehearsal. Production: Charles Edwards. Conductor: Marco Armiliato. 2025–26 season. Videography by Micah Joel. Set during the English Civil War, I Puritani uses history as a powerful framing device for an intimate human drama—a common strategy of the time, as Bellini and his contemporaries often explored the relationship of civil war and individual madness. The composer created the score for four of the best vocalists of the day, and the success of a performance depends upon the vocal abilities and artistic sensibilities of its singers. Buy tickets at the box office, on the Met Opera app, or at metopera.org.