Ipuritani

I Puritani unfolds during the English Civil War, where political and religious conflict collides with passionate love. Elvira, daughter of a Puritan lord, is betrothed to Arturo, a Cavalier royalist—a union meant to bridge the warring factions. When Arturo helps the widow of King Charles I escape capture, he is branded a traitor by the Puritans. Believing Arturo has abandoned her for another woman, Elvira descends into madness, her fractured mind wandering through memories of love and loss. As the political landscape shifts and Arturo's innocence becomes clear, he returns to reclaim his beloved. Their reunion offers a glimmer of redemption, though the scars of war and separation run deep. The opera explores how personal devotion struggles against the tide of historical upheaval, and whether love can survive when torn apart by forces beyond individual control.