JULIA A. PERRY The Cask of Amontillado Opera in One Act from “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe Libretto by Julia Perry In collaboration with Virginia Card
Piano Vocal Score
Contents First Scene ................................................................................................... pg. 1 Intermezzo ................................................................................................... pg. 33 Second Scene .............................................................................................. pg. 39
Characters Montresor .................................................................................................... Baritone Street Woman .............................................................................................. Mezzo-Soprano Fortunato ..................................................................................................... Tenor A few Masqueraders ................................................................................... Women Setting: Second half of the Eighteenth Century First Scene: A deserted square on the last night of the carnival season Second Scene: The catacombs of the Montresors, under the river ending in a crypt
Instrumentation 2 Flutes (2nd doubling Piccolo) Oboe English Horn Clarinet in E-flat 2 Clarinets in B-flat Bass Clarinet in B-flat Bassoon 2 Horns in F Trumpet in D Trombone Tuba Timpani Percussion Suspended Cymbal 2 Crashed Cymbals Military Drum Bass Drum Xylophone Wood Block Harp Piano Strings