Perry - The Cask of Amontillado

The Cask of Amontillado .

Opera in One Act from "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe

Music by

Julia Perry Words by Julia Perry in collaboration with Virginia Card

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