Il caso Mortara (The Mortara Case) is an opera in two acts composed by Francesco Cilluffo to an Italian-language libretto by the composer himself, inspired by The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara by David Kertzer. The opera was commissioned by the Dicapo Opera Theater, New York, and premiered in February 2010. It is the first Italian opera commissioned to an Italian composer by a New York opera company since the times of Giacomo Puccini at the Metropolitan Opera.[1] New York Times critic Anthony Tommasini hailed it as one of the most important events of New York's 2010 operatic season.[2]

Roles

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Role Voice type Premiere cast, 25 February 2010[2]
(Conductor: Pacien Mazzagatti)
Salomone Mortara tenor Peter Furlong
Marianna Mortara mezzo-soprano Iulia Merca
Pope Pius IX bass-baritone Chad Armstrong
Edgardo Mortara baritone Christopher DeVage
Rachele soprano Christina Rohm
Riccardo Mortara tenor Ubaldo Feliciano-Hernandez
Inquisitor Feletti bass Tom McNichols
Guard / Priest / Cardinal #1 baritone Daniel Quintana
Guard / Priest / Cardinal #2 baritone Michael Callas
Edgardo Mortara (child) mute role Jake Glickman

References

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  1. ^ "Dicapo Opera Theatre Announces 2009-10 Season". MusicalAmerica.com. February 11, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Tommasini, Anthony (February 27, 2010). "New York Times review". The New York Times.