Met Opera 2025-26: I Puritani

England, around 1650. Plymouth, a Puritan stronghold, is threatened by siege from the Royalist troops. Distant voices herald the wedding day of Elvira, daughter of Gualtiero, the fortress’s commander. Riccardo enters lamenting that his promised bride, Elvira, loves another man—a Stuart partisan. Rating M Runtime 227 Genre Live Performance Country of origin USA Studio Metropolitan Opera