Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti (, ; July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian-American composer, librettist, director, and playwright who is primarily known for his output of 25 operas. Although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he kept his Italian citizenship. One of the most frequently performed opera composers of the 20th century, his most successful works were written in the 1940s and 1950s. Highly influenced by Giacomo Puccini and Modest Mussorgsky, Menotti further developed the verismo tradition of opera in the post-World War II era. Rejecting atonality and the aesthetic of the Second Viennese School, Menotti's music is characterized by expressive lyricism which carefully sets language to natural rhythms in ways that highlight textual meaning and underscore dramatic intent.Like Wagner, Menotti wrote the libretti of all his operas. He wrote the classic Christmas opera ''Amahl and the Night Visitors'' (1951), along with over two dozen other operas intended to appeal to popular taste. Many of Menotti's operas enjoyed successful runs on Broadway, including two Pulitzer Prize winning works, ''The Consul'' (1950) and ''The Saint of Bleecker Street'' (1955). While all of his works used English language libretti, three of his operas also had Italian language libretti penned by the composer: ''Amelia Goes to the Ball'' (1937), ''The Island God'' (1942), and ''The Last Savage'' (1963). He founded the ''Festival dei Due Mondi'' (Festival of the Two Worlds) in Spoleto in 1958 and its American counterpart, Spoleto Festival USA, in 1977. In 1986 he commenced a Melbourne Spoleto Festival in Australia, but he withdrew after three years.
Menotti also wrote music for several ballets, numerous choral works, chamber music, orchestral music of varying kinds including a symphony, and stage plays. Notable among these is his cantata ''The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi'', written in 1963, and the cantata ''Landscapes and Remembrances'' in 1976 – a descriptive work of Menotti's memories of America written for the United States Bicentennial. Also worthy of note is a small Mass commissioned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, entitled ''Mass for the Contemporary English Liturgy''.
Menotti taught music composition on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music from 1948 to 1955. He also served as the artistic director of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma from 1992 to 1994, and directed operas periodically for notable organizations such as the Salzburg Festival and the Vienna State Opera. Provided by Wikipedia
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Der Konsul / by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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Amahl and the night visitors / by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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Canti della lontananza : for voice and piano / by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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Apocalisse Fantasia for cello and orchestra ; Suite from "Sebstian" / by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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Gian-Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the night visitors / by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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The boy who grew too fast : a one-act opera for young people / by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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Poemetti : twelve pieces for piano / by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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Missa O pulchritudo by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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Amahl and the night visitors original cast of the NBC telecast, Christmas Eve, 1951 / by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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The old maid and the thief : a grotesque opera in 14 scenes / by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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The unicorn the gorgon and the manticore or "The three Sundays of a poet" / by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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Amahl and the night visitors [An opera in one act. / by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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Concerto for violin and orchestra [sound recording] Muero porque no muero ; Oh llama de amor viva ; The death of Orpheus / by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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The saint of Bleecker Street by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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Suite for two cellos and piano / by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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The medium The telephone. by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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The Medium by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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Missa "O pulchritudo" : for mixed chorus, soloists, and orchestra / by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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The medium : tragedy in two acts / words and music by Gian-Carlo Menotti ; French version by Léon Kochnitzky ; vocal score. by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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Goya by Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
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