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Gian Carlo Menotti

Born: 1911. Died: 2007. Lived in: Italy
Gian Carlo Menotti 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.

Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media

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Gian Carlo Menotti : Menotti Arias for Soprano

10 arias: Amelia al ballo: Vola intanto l'ora insonne - The Consul: The Foreign Woman's Aria - To this we've come - The Labyrinth: The Bride's Song - The Medium: The Black Swan; Monica's Waltz - The Old Maid and the Thief: Steal me, sweet thief - The Saint of Bleecker Street: Oh sweet Jesus; Be good to her - The Telephone: Hello! Oh, Margaret, it's you.

Songlist: The Black Swan, Be Good To Her, The Foreign Woman's Aria, Steal Me, Sweet Thief, Vola Intanto L'ora In Sonne, Hello! Oh, Margaret, It's You, Monica's Waltz, To This We've Come, The Bride's Song, Oh, Sweet Jesus

Gian Carlo Menotti : Menotti Arias for Mezzo-Soprano

8 arias: Amahl and the Night Visitors: All that gold! - The Consul: Shall we ever see the end of all this!; Lullaby; The Empty-handed Traveler; Oh, those faces! - The Hero: Look at all those things - The Medium: Afraid, am I afraid? - The Saint of Bleecker Street: Ah, Michele, don't you know.

Songlist: Lullaby, Ah, Michele, Don't You Know, All That Gold!, Afraid, Am I Afraid? (Baba's Aria), Shall We Ever See The End Of All This!, The Empty-handed Traveler, Look At All Those Things, Oh, Those Faces!

Gian-Carlo Menotti : Death of the Bishop of Brindisi

English.

Gian-Carlo Menotti : Missa O Pulchritudo

Latin.

Songlist: Kyrie (Menotti), Gloria (Menotti), O Pulchritudo (Motet) Poulenc, Sanctus (Menotti), Benedictus (Menotti), Agnus Dei (Menotti)

Gian-Carlo Menotti : Landscapes & Remembrances

A 9-part cantata for chorus, four soloists and orchestra. This is an autobiographical statement of Menotti's 45 years of life in America. Each scene represents a specific experience in the composer's life. Commissioned/premiered by Bel Canto Chorus Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

Songlist: ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK BY SEA (GIAN MENOTTI), ABANDONED MANSION (SOUTH CAROLINA) (G MENOTTI), PARADE IN TEXAS (GIAN MENOTTI), NOCTURNE (DRIVING AT NIGHT THROUGH THE DESERT) (GIAN MENOTTI), SUBWAY RIDE IN CHICAGO, A (GIAN MENOTTI), PICNIC BY THE BRANDYWINE (GIAN MENOTTI), AN IMAGINARY TRIP THROUGH WISCONSIN (G MENOTTI), FAREWELL AT A TRAIN STATION IN VERMONT (G MENOTTI), SKY OF DEPARTURE, THE (G MENOTTI)

Gian-Carlo Menotti : Apocalisse

Gian-Carlo Menotti : Martin's Lie

Now available for the first time in print, this popular one-act opera by the composer of Amahl and the Night Visitors explores the moral dilemmas that arise when an orphan gives refuge to a stranger claiming to be his father. Instrumental parts available for rental.