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
| 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 |
