THE CAST

Angela Meade, Imogene

Larry Brownlee, Gualtiero

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Pre-performance talk
5:00 PM
Included in price of performance ticket
Takes place inside Lisner Auditorium
To be given by WCO co-founder Peter Russell

Opera Gems
FREE online lecture by Peter Russell
More information will be available closer to the performance date.

Approximate run time
2 hours and 40 minutes (approx.), including one 20-minute intermission.

THE OPERA

Il Pirata
by Vincenzo Bellini

Bellini’s Il Pirata unfolds a sweeping tale of love, betrayal, and madness along the Sicilian coast. The exiled nobleman Gualtiero returns as a pirate only to find his beloved Imogene forced into marriage with his bitter rival. Their forbidden reunion ignites a chain of tragic events that culminates in one of opera’s most gripping mad scenes. With soaring bel canto melodies and intense dramatic passion, Bellini’s early masterpiece showcases the emotional power and vocal brilliance that defined Italian Romantic opera.