May 9, 2008

After Hours: 'Puritani' finally gets Seattle Opera debut

Photo by Rozarii Lynch [enlarge]

Norah Amsellem, center, and bridesmaids in Seattle Opera’s “I Puritani.”

SEATTLE — Vincenzo Bellini's rarely performed 1835 masterpiece, “I Puritani,” is getting its Northwest premiere by Seattle Opera at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall.

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