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Gian Carlo Menotti (/ m ə ˈ n ɒ t i /, Italian: [ˈdʒaŋ ˈkarlo meˈnɔtti]; 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.
Mar 26, 2024 · Gian Carlo Menotti (born July 7, 1911, Cadegliano, Italy—died Feb. 1, 2007, Monaco) was an Italian composer, whose operas gained wider popularity than any others of their time. His realistic operas on his own librettos represent a successful combination of 20th-century dramatic situations with the traditional form of Italian opera.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 2, 2007 · Feb. 2, 2007. Gian Carlo Menotti, who wrote his first opera before he was 11 and went on to become perhaps the most popular and prolific opera composer of his time, winning two Pulitzer...
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May 23, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Gian Carlo Menotti, one of the most popular and influential opera composers of the twentieth century. Find out how he moved to America, wrote for radio and TV, and created the Spoleto Festival.
Gian Carlo Menotti ( / məˈnɒti /, Italian: [ ˈdʒaŋ ˈkarlo meˈnɔtti]; 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.
Gian Carlo Menotti (July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian-born American composer and librettist who wrote the classic Christmas opera Amahl and the Night Visitors among about two dozen other operas intended to appeal to popular taste.
Feb 3, 2007 · Sat 3 Feb 2007 18.47 EST. The Italian composer Gian Carlo Menotti, who has died aged 95, was an all-rounder of musical theatre with an enduring respect for the expressive power of the human...
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