L. CAPOTORTI "IAM CESSA, CRUDELIS" Mottetto per voce di tenore, archi e bc

The "Luigi Capotorti" Association is pleased to present this critical edition of the work "Jam Cessa Crudelis" by the Molfetta composer Luigi Capotorti (1767–1842), meticulously edited with philological rigor and musical sensitivity by Maestro Nicola Petruzzella. The aim is to offer both the public and scholars a valuable example of late 18th-century Italian sacred repertoire.

Luigi Giuseppe CAPOTORTI
**“IAM CESSA, CRUDELIS”**
**Motet for tenor voice, strings, and basso continuo**

First performance in modern times
Presentation and performance of the critical edition curated by Nicola Petruzzella (Florestano Edizioni, 2025)

Contributions by:
Vito Mastrorilli, President of the "Luigi Capotorti" APS Association
Nicola Petruzzella, Artistic Director and curator of the publication
Emilia De Ceglia, teacher at Liceo Classico "Leonardo Da Vinci"
Roberta Magarelli, Florestano Edizioni

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PERFORMANCE OF “JAM CESSA, CRUDELIS” by L. Capotorti
FEDERICO BUTTAZZO, tenor
ENSEMBLE “LUIGI CAPOTORTI”
Ilaria Catanzaro, 1st violin
Eliana de Candia, 2nd violin
Giuseppe Piccininni, viola
Vincenzo Raimondi, cello
Francesca De Santis, basso continuo

CONDUCTED BY M° NICOLA PETRUZZELLA

CHURCH OF SAN PIO X MOLFETTA
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2025
7:30 PM
FREE ENTRY
Web: www.associazionecapotorti.it