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1985 opera by Dominick Argento

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 memoir. It was first performed by the Minnesota Opera in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1985.

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

Roles

Roles, voice types, premiere cast
Role	Voice type	Premiere cast, 12 April 1985 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	Joyce Castle

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

Historical

Film	Casanova (1918) The Mysterious Rider (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) Adventures of Casanova (1948) 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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