Gian Carlo Menotti (pronounced[dʒan ˈkarlo meˈnɔtːi]; July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian-Americancomposer and librettist. Although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he kept his Italian citizenship. He wrote the classic Christmas operaAmahl and the Night Visitors, along with over two dozen other operas intended to appeal to popular taste.
Menotti died on February 1, 2007, at the age of 95 in a hospital in Monte Carlo, Monaco, where he had a home.
Early life and education
Born in Cadegliano-Viconago, Italy, near Lake Maggiore and the Swiss border, Menotti was the sixth of eight children of Alfonso and Ines Menotti, his father being a coffee merchant. Menotti began writing songs when he was seven years old, and at eleven wrote both the libretto and music for his first opera, The Death of Pierrot. He began his formal musical training at the Milan Conservatory in 1923.
Gian Carlo Menotti is interviewed by conductor Charles Hazlewood for the BBC series Music Masters in 2000
published: 28 Jan 2020
Piano Concerto in F Major - Gian Carlo Menotti
Earl Wild - Piano, pictured
The Symphony of the Air
Conductor - Jorge Mester
Originally released 1967
published: 08 Dec 2022
EIF 2020 | The Telephone by Gian Carlo Menotti
Created for Edinburgh International Festival 2020's 'My Light Shines On' series, The Telephone, or L'Amour à trois, is an opera in a single act, written for two singers and a hand-picked chamber ensemble. Menotti's 1947 work, last performed at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1984 by Washington Opera, brings together piquant humour with sly nods to the classics of grand opera.
Multi-award-winning soprano Soraya Mafi and celebrated baritone Jonathan McGovern are Lucy and Ben – the hapless couple whose love affair is repeatedly thwarted by a telephone. Pioneering young director Daisy Evans relocates Menotti’s mismatched lovers into today’s Edinburgh, as the story unfolds in and around the King’s Theatre. The opera becomes a witty commentary on our obsession with our mobile phones, r...
published: 01 Sep 2020
Cantilena e Scherzo - Gian Carlo Menotti
For harp and string quartet
Chamber Ensemble
Helga Storck,
Alfred Lutz,
Mischa Salevic,
Stephan Blaumer,
Klaus Kühr
First performance at Alice Tully Hall, New York, March 15, 1977. Commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Dedicated to Alice Tully.
published: 12 Dec 2022
Labyrinth by Gian Carlo Menotti
Opera commissioned by NBC Opera Theatre for television in 1963
Directed by Gian Carlo Menotti
Television Director - Kirk Browning
Conductor - Herbert Grossman
Cast:
John Reardon - Bridegroom
Judith Raskin - The Bride
Elaine Bonazzi - The Spy
Robert White - The Old Chess Player
Beverly Wolff - The Executive Director
Bob Rickner - The Executive Director's Secretary
Frank Porretta - The Astronaut
Leon Lishner - Death
John West - Death's Assistant
Nikiforos Naneris - The Bellboy
Eugene Green - The Italian Opera Singer
published: 27 Jan 2020
Gian Carlo Menotti : Apocalypse, Symphonic Poem in three movements (1951)
I. Improperia 00:00-12:05
II. La citta celeste 12:05-16:20
III. Gli angeli militanti 16:20-21:35
Performed by the Oregon Symphony Orchestra conducted by James DePreist.
published: 31 May 2017
Gian Carlo Menotti - Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Piano
The University of Alabama Opera Theatre presents Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Consul." Directed by Paul Houghtaling. Performed March 7 and 9, 2013 in collaboration with the Huxford Symphony Orchestra.
Menotti’s dark tale of tyranny and the price of liberty, seasoned with sweeping romance, is more vocally demanding than much of the standard repertoire.
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published: 19 Jun 2017
Gian Carlo Menotti: Symphony No. 1 "The Halcyon" (1976)
Although the Italian-American composer and librettist, Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) is probably best remembered today for his many operas, he also composed a substantial body of orchestral works. Here is his Symphony No. 1 in its world premiere performance with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra from August 4, 1976.
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published: 17 Jun 2017
"Monica's Waltz" from The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti
Senior Voice Recital, Spring 2022. Emily Gillespie, soprano.
Created for Edinburgh International Festival 2020's 'My Light Shines On' series, The Telephone, or L'Amour à trois, is an opera in a single act, written for two...
Created for Edinburgh International Festival 2020's 'My Light Shines On' series, The Telephone, or L'Amour à trois, is an opera in a single act, written for two singers and a hand-picked chamber ensemble. Menotti's 1947 work, last performed at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1984 by Washington Opera, brings together piquant humour with sly nods to the classics of grand opera.
Multi-award-winning soprano Soraya Mafi and celebrated baritone Jonathan McGovern are Lucy and Ben – the hapless couple whose love affair is repeatedly thwarted by a telephone. Pioneering young director Daisy Evans relocates Menotti’s mismatched lovers into today’s Edinburgh, as the story unfolds in and around the King’s Theatre. The opera becomes a witty commentary on our obsession with our mobile phones, reminding us to be present in the moments that matter.
Read more about The Telephone over on Scottish Opera's website: www.scottishopera.org.uk/shows/the-telephone/
Created for Edinburgh International Festival 2020's 'My Light Shines On' series, The Telephone, or L'Amour à trois, is an opera in a single act, written for two singers and a hand-picked chamber ensemble. Menotti's 1947 work, last performed at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1984 by Washington Opera, brings together piquant humour with sly nods to the classics of grand opera.
Multi-award-winning soprano Soraya Mafi and celebrated baritone Jonathan McGovern are Lucy and Ben – the hapless couple whose love affair is repeatedly thwarted by a telephone. Pioneering young director Daisy Evans relocates Menotti’s mismatched lovers into today’s Edinburgh, as the story unfolds in and around the King’s Theatre. The opera becomes a witty commentary on our obsession with our mobile phones, reminding us to be present in the moments that matter.
Read more about The Telephone over on Scottish Opera's website: www.scottishopera.org.uk/shows/the-telephone/
For harp and string quartet
Chamber Ensemble
Helga Storck,
Alfred Lutz,
Mischa Salevic,
Stephan Blaumer,
Klaus Kühr
First performance at Alice Tully Hall, Ne...
For harp and string quartet
Chamber Ensemble
Helga Storck,
Alfred Lutz,
Mischa Salevic,
Stephan Blaumer,
Klaus Kühr
First performance at Alice Tully Hall, New York, March 15, 1977. Commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Dedicated to Alice Tully.
For harp and string quartet
Chamber Ensemble
Helga Storck,
Alfred Lutz,
Mischa Salevic,
Stephan Blaumer,
Klaus Kühr
First performance at Alice Tully Hall, New York, March 15, 1977. Commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Dedicated to Alice Tully.
Opera commissioned by NBC Opera Theatre for television in 1963
Directed by Gian Carlo Menotti
Television Director - Kirk Browning
Conductor - Herbert Grossma...
Opera commissioned by NBC Opera Theatre for television in 1963
Directed by Gian Carlo Menotti
Television Director - Kirk Browning
Conductor - Herbert Grossman
Cast:
John Reardon - Bridegroom
Judith Raskin - The Bride
Elaine Bonazzi - The Spy
Robert White - The Old Chess Player
Beverly Wolff - The Executive Director
Bob Rickner - The Executive Director's Secretary
Frank Porretta - The Astronaut
Leon Lishner - Death
John West - Death's Assistant
Nikiforos Naneris - The Bellboy
Eugene Green - The Italian Opera Singer
Opera commissioned by NBC Opera Theatre for television in 1963
Directed by Gian Carlo Menotti
Television Director - Kirk Browning
Conductor - Herbert Grossman
Cast:
John Reardon - Bridegroom
Judith Raskin - The Bride
Elaine Bonazzi - The Spy
Robert White - The Old Chess Player
Beverly Wolff - The Executive Director
Bob Rickner - The Executive Director's Secretary
Frank Porretta - The Astronaut
Leon Lishner - Death
John West - Death's Assistant
Nikiforos Naneris - The Bellboy
Eugene Green - The Italian Opera Singer
I. Improperia 00:00-12:05
II. La citta celeste 12:05-16:20
III. Gli angeli militanti 16:20-21:35
Performed by the Oregon Symphony Orchestra conducted by James D...
I. Improperia 00:00-12:05
II. La citta celeste 12:05-16:20
III. Gli angeli militanti 16:20-21:35
Performed by the Oregon Symphony Orchestra conducted by James DePreist.
I. Improperia 00:00-12:05
II. La citta celeste 12:05-16:20
III. Gli angeli militanti 16:20-21:35
Performed by the Oregon Symphony Orchestra conducted by James DePreist.
The University of Alabama Opera Theatre presents Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Consul." Directed by Paul Houghtaling. Performed March 7 and 9, 2013 in collaboratio...
The University of Alabama Opera Theatre presents Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Consul." Directed by Paul Houghtaling. Performed March 7 and 9, 2013 in collaboration with the Huxford Symphony Orchestra.
Menotti’s dark tale of tyranny and the price of liberty, seasoned with sweeping romance, is more vocally demanding than much of the standard repertoire.
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The University of Alabama Opera Theatre presents Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Consul." Directed by Paul Houghtaling. Performed March 7 and 9, 2013 in collaboration with the Huxford Symphony Orchestra.
Menotti’s dark tale of tyranny and the price of liberty, seasoned with sweeping romance, is more vocally demanding than much of the standard repertoire.
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Although the Italian-American composer and librettist, Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) is probably best remembered today for his many operas, he also composed a ...
Although the Italian-American composer and librettist, Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) is probably best remembered today for his many operas, he also composed a substantial body of orchestral works. Here is his Symphony No. 1 in its world premiere performance with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra from August 4, 1976.
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Although the Italian-American composer and librettist, Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) is probably best remembered today for his many operas, he also composed a substantial body of orchestral works. Here is his Symphony No. 1 in its world premiere performance with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra from August 4, 1976.
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Created for Edinburgh International Festival 2020's 'My Light Shines On' series, The Telephone, or L'Amour à trois, is an opera in a single act, written for two singers and a hand-picked chamber ensemble. Menotti's 1947 work, last performed at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1984 by Washington Opera, brings together piquant humour with sly nods to the classics of grand opera.
Multi-award-winning soprano Soraya Mafi and celebrated baritone Jonathan McGovern are Lucy and Ben – the hapless couple whose love affair is repeatedly thwarted by a telephone. Pioneering young director Daisy Evans relocates Menotti’s mismatched lovers into today’s Edinburgh, as the story unfolds in and around the King’s Theatre. The opera becomes a witty commentary on our obsession with our mobile phones, reminding us to be present in the moments that matter.
Read more about The Telephone over on Scottish Opera's website: www.scottishopera.org.uk/shows/the-telephone/
For harp and string quartet
Chamber Ensemble
Helga Storck,
Alfred Lutz,
Mischa Salevic,
Stephan Blaumer,
Klaus Kühr
First performance at Alice Tully Hall, New York, March 15, 1977. Commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Dedicated to Alice Tully.
Opera commissioned by NBC Opera Theatre for television in 1963
Directed by Gian Carlo Menotti
Television Director - Kirk Browning
Conductor - Herbert Grossman
Cast:
John Reardon - Bridegroom
Judith Raskin - The Bride
Elaine Bonazzi - The Spy
Robert White - The Old Chess Player
Beverly Wolff - The Executive Director
Bob Rickner - The Executive Director's Secretary
Frank Porretta - The Astronaut
Leon Lishner - Death
John West - Death's Assistant
Nikiforos Naneris - The Bellboy
Eugene Green - The Italian Opera Singer
I. Improperia 00:00-12:05
II. La citta celeste 12:05-16:20
III. Gli angeli militanti 16:20-21:35
Performed by the Oregon Symphony Orchestra conducted by James DePreist.
The University of Alabama Opera Theatre presents Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Consul." Directed by Paul Houghtaling. Performed March 7 and 9, 2013 in collaboration with the Huxford Symphony Orchestra.
Menotti’s dark tale of tyranny and the price of liberty, seasoned with sweeping romance, is more vocally demanding than much of the standard repertoire.
For more information, please visit us at: http://opera.music.ua.edu/
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Although the Italian-American composer and librettist, Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) is probably best remembered today for his many operas, he also composed a substantial body of orchestral works. Here is his Symphony No. 1 in its world premiere performance with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra from August 4, 1976.
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Gian Carlo Menotti (pronounced[dʒan ˈkarlo meˈnɔtːi]; July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian-Americancomposer and librettist. Although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he kept his Italian citizenship. He wrote the classic Christmas operaAmahl and the Night Visitors, along with over two dozen other operas intended to appeal to popular taste.
Menotti died on February 1, 2007, at the age of 95 in a hospital in Monte Carlo, Monaco, where he had a home.
Early life and education
Born in Cadegliano-Viconago, Italy, near Lake Maggiore and the Swiss border, Menotti was the sixth of eight children of Alfonso and Ines Menotti, his father being a coffee merchant. Menotti began writing songs when he was seven years old, and at eleven wrote both the libretto and music for his first opera, The Death of Pierrot. He began his formal musical training at the Milan Conservatory in 1923.
Con el calor de una sonrisa Y el perfume de la brisa Llegas tú, llegas tú Pequeña como los luceros Y diciéndome un te quiero Llegas tú, llegas tú No sé si estás Pensando en realidad Que eres mi verdad Que cada día más Te quiero Ven enseñame a soñar Pues sabes que al marchar No te podré abrazar (2x) Si todo el mundo fuera mío Las estrellas ó el rocío Fueras tú, fueras tú Y dando tumbos al vacío Volaríamos unidos Porque yo, porque yo No sé si estás Pensando en realidad Que eres mi verdad Que cada día más Te quiero Ven enseñame a soñar Pues sabes que al marchar No te podré abrazar (2x) Te quiero Ven enseñame a soñar Pues sabes que al marchar No te podré abrazar (2x)
— I’ll get to my review of Gian CarloMenotti’s The Medium and The Old Maid and the Thief in a few moments ... Gian Carlo Menotti ... Menotti wrote his own libretti, which almost always embedded some redeeming social messages.
Menotti himself was soon the hero as he instituted a football revolution. To put it kindly, Argentina’s approach to football before Menotti had been “pragmatic”.
He led the national team to a championship in 1978 but was convinced that it didn’t get the recognition it deserved in the shadow of the country’s dictatorship ... .
Cesar LuisMenotti will be best remembered for leading Argentina to the 1978 World Cup played on home soil at a time when the country was ruled by a repressive junta ... .