CASTELNUOVOTEDESCO, MARIO
(3 April 1895, Florence – 16 March 1968, Los Angeles)
Wrote Jewish liturgical works including Kol Nidre (1944), the cantatas Naomi and Ruth (1947) and The {}Queen of Sheba (1953), the biblical oratorios Ruth (1949), Jonah (1957), and Esther (1962), and a Sacred Synagogue Service (1943). Some secular works display Jewish influence, e.g., the Second Violin Concerto, entitled The Prophets (1938). (at)