Casanova's Homecoming

Casanova's Homecoming is an opera in three acts by Dominick Argento to an English libretto by the composer, based in part on Giacomo Casanova's memoirs. It was first performed by the Minnesota Opera in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1985.^[1]

The opera has set numbers with recitative and spoken dialog. It is set in Venice in 1774.

Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere cast, 12 April 1985^[1] (Conductor: Scott Bergeson)
Casanova	baritone	Julian Patrick
Lorenzo	baritone	Vern Sutton
Gabrielle	tenor	Mark Jackson
Marquis De Lisle	tenor	Douglas Perry
Bellino	mezzo-soprano	Susanne Marsee
Madame d'Urfé	contralto	Elaine Bonazzi
Marcantonio	treble	Kris Root
Giuletta	soprano	Carol Gutknecht
Barbara	soprano	Michele McBride
Teresa	mezzo-soprano	Susanne Marsee

References

1 2 Casanova's Homecoming. Opera America: North American Works Directory. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

Discography

D.Brown; Jacoby, 2001 [live] Newport Classic

External links

Boosey & Hawks page

Casanova media

Historical

Film	Casanova (1918) Il cavaliere misterioso (1948) Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969) Fellini's Casanova (1976) Casanova (2005)

Television	Casanova (1971) Casanova (2005)

Opera	Casanova's Homecoming

Literature	Histoire de ma vie (1798)

Retellings

Film	Casanova Brown (1944) Corny Casanovas (1952) Casanova's Big Night (1954) Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova (1955) Casanova 70 (1965) Casanova & Co. (1977) That Night in Varennes (1982) California Casanova (1991) The Return of Casanova (1992) Un novio para mi mujer (2008) All About My Wife (2012) Casanovva (2012)

Television	Casanova '73 (1973) Casanova (1987) Goodbye Casanova (2000) Casanova sin Amor (2010)

Animation	Casanova Cat (1951)

Songs	"Ladytron" (1972) "Casanova" (1977) "Casanova" (1979) "Casanova" (1987) "Baila Casanova" (2003) "Casanova" (2008) "Cowboy Casanova" (2008)

Albums	Country Casanova (1973) Casanova (1996)

Literature	Casanova (1996)

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