Born July 7, 1911, Cadegliano, Italy Emigrated 1928 Died February 1, 2007, Monte Carlo, Monaco
About Gian Carlo Menotti
Born in Italy, Gian-Carlo Menotti has blended the cultures of the land of his birth and his adopted country to become one of the most popularly successful composers of American opera.
Operas
The Last Savage, opera in three acts Libretto by the composer. October 21, 963, Opéra-Comique, Paris, France (as Le dernier sauvage)
Amelia Goes to the Ball, opera buffa in one act Libretto by the composer; English version by George Mead. April 1, 1937, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Old Maid and the Thief, radio opera Libretto by the composer. April, 1939
The Island God, tragedy in one act Libretto by the composer. February 20, 1942, Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York (3 performances)
The Medium, tragedy in two acts Libretto by the composer. May 8, 1946, Brader Matthews Theater, Columbia University, New York, New York
The Telephone, or L'Amour à trois, opera buffa in one act Libretto by the composer. February 18, 1947, The Ballet Society, Hecksher Theater, New York, New York
The Consul, musical drama in three acts Libretto by the composer. March 1, 1950, Schubert Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Amahl and the Night Visitors, opera in one act Libretto by the composer, inspired by the painting The Adoration of the Magi by Hieronymous Bosch. December 24, 1951, NBC television broadcast [composed for television broadcast]
The Saint of Bleecker Street, musical drama in three acts Libretto by the composer. December 27, 1954, Broadway Theater, New York, New York
Maria Golovin, opera in three acts Libretto by the composer. August 20, 1958, Brussels World's Fair, Brussels, Belgium
Labyrinth, television opera (1963)
Martin's Lie, church opera (1964)
Help, Help, the Goloblinks!, science fiction opera (1968)
The Most Important Man (1971)
Tamu-Tamu (1973)
The Egg (1976)
The Hero (1976)
The Trial of the Gypsy (1978)
Chip and his Dog (1979)
Juana la Loca (1979)
A Bride from Pluto (1982)
The Boy Who Grew Too Fast (1982)
Goya, opera in three acts Libretto by the composer. 1986, Washington Opera, Washington, D.C.
The Wedding, or Giorno da Nozze (1988)
The Singing Child, opera in one act (1993)
Other Selected Works
The Unicorn, The Gorgon and the Manticore, or Three Sundays of a Poet, madrigal fable for chorus, ten dancers, and nine instruments (1956)
The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi, dramatic cantata (1963)
The Medium/The Telephone(This set is a rerelease of the original 1949 recordings of The Medium and The Telephone by Columbia, which may have been the first recordings of any American opera in its entirety. This release also includes excerpts from an early recording of Amelia Goes to the Ball)
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