Il caso Mortara

Opera by Francesco Cilluffo

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)

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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.

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