Diana Damrau and Javier Camarena in Bellini: The Casting That Actually Makes Sense

The Teatro Real pairing of Diana Damrau and Javier Camarena in Bellini's I Puritani is the kind of casting that makes you remember why bel canto exists. Two singers at the peak of their powers in roles that were written to punish anyone who isn't. The conversation in opera circles is whether this is the definitive Puritani of the current generation.