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GIAN CARLO MENOTTI (1911 - 2007)
Born in Italy, Gian Carlo Menotti studied at the Milan Conservatory and later at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. Chiefly known for his operas, he also wrote in a variety of other genres, always in an approachable musical language that remains based in Italian lyrical tradition.
Operas
Menotti provided his own texts for around two dozen operas, some of which have enjoyed remarkable popular success due to their dramatic and musical qualities. Particularly notable are The Medium, the light-hearted The Telephone, The Consul, and the Christmas television opera Amahl and the Night Visitors, while Help, Help the Globolinks! provides children with an operatic glimpse of the extra-terrestrial. Other operas by Menotti include Amelia al Ballo (‘Amelia Goes to the Ball’), The Old Maid and the Thief, The Saint of Bleeker Street, Martin’s Lie, The Hero, The Most Important Man and Tamu-Tamu.
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GOULD, M.: Dance Variations / MENOTTI, G.C.: Sebastian Suite (Stokowski) (1953, 1954) |
Naxos Classical Archives 9.80163 |
Orchestral
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MENOTTI : Missa O Pulchritudo / VIERNE: Messe Solennelle |
Cedille CDR7001 |
Choral - Sacred
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MENOTTI, G.: Consul (The) / Amelia al ballo (Engel, Sanzogno) (1950, 1954) |
Naxos Historical 8.112023-24 |
Opera
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MENOTTI, G.C.: Amahl and the Night Visitors / My Christmas (Willis, Mabry) |
Naxos 8.669019 |
Opera, Choral - Secular, Opera
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MENOTTI, G.C.: Amahl and the Night Visitors / Sebastian Suite (Schippers, Mitropoulos) (1946, 1951) |
Naxos Historical 8.111364 |
Opera, Orchestral, Opera, Orchestral, Opera, Orchestral, Opera
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MENOTTI, G.C.: Maria Golovin [Opera] (Duval, Cross, Neway, Las, Handt, P.H. Adler) |
Naxos Historical 8.111376-77 |
Opera, Concerto, Opera, Concerto, Opera, Concerto, Opera
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MENOTTI, G.C.: Medium (The) / The Telephone (Powers, Keller, Dame, Cotlow, Mastice, Rogier, Balaban) |
Naxos Historical 8.111370 |
Opera
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MENOTTI, G.C.: Medium (The): Monica's Waltz [Opera] (P. Michaels, Chicago Opera Theater Ensemble, Rapchak) |
Cedille CDR3007 |
Opera
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MENOTTI, G.C.: Saint of Bleecker Street (The) / The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore (Schippers) (1955, 1957) |
Naxos Historical 8.111360-61 |
Choral - Secular, Opera, Choral - Secular, Opera, Choral - Secular, Opera, Choral - Secular, Opera, Choral - Secular, Opera, Choral - Secular, Opera
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MENOTTI, G.C.: Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore (The), "The Three Sundays of a Poet" (Schippers) (1957) |
Naxos Classical Archives 9.80407 |
Choral - Secular
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MENOTTI, G.C.: Violin Concerto in A Minor / HONEGGER, A.: Symphony No. 2, "Symphonie pour cordes" (Munch) (1955) |
Naxos Classical Archives 9.80128 |
Concerto
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MENOTTI: The Medium |
Cedille CDR90000-034 |
Opera
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Piano Recital: Landrum, Michael - FIELD, J. / CHOPIN, F. / RESPIGHI, O. / SCRIABIN, A. / FAURÉ, G. / FRANCAIX, J. (Nocturnes) |
Dorian Sono Luminus DSL-92158 |
Instrumental
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UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAND AND SINGING SERGEANTS: Christmas on Stage and Screen |
Altissimo 75442253492 |
Wind Ensemble/Band Music
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Vocal Recital: Borkh, Inge - BEETHOVEN, L. van / MENOTTI, G.C. / VERDI, G. / WAGNER, R. / GIORDANO, U. (1936-2006) |
Orfeo C714061B |
Opera |
BARBER, S.: Vanessa [Opera] (Steber, R. Elias, Malaniuk, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic, Mitropoulos) (1958) |
Orfeo C653062I |
Opera
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BARBER: Capricorn Concerto / A Hand of Bridge / Canzonetta / Intermezzo |
Naxos 8.559135 |
Opera
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BARBER: Choral Music |
Naxos 8.559053 |
Choral - Secular
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BARBER: Vanessa |
Naxos 8.669140-41 |
Opera
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MENOTTI, G.: Consul (The) / Amelia al ballo (Engel, Sanzogno) (1950, 1954) |
Naxos Historical 8.112023-24 |
Opera
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MENOTTI, G.C.: Amahl and the Night Visitors / My Christmas (Willis, Mabry) |
Naxos 8.669019 |
Opera, Choral - Secular, Opera
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MENOTTI, G.C.: Amahl and the Night Visitors / Sebastian Suite (Schippers, Mitropoulos) (1946, 1951) |
Naxos Historical 8.111364 |
Opera
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MENOTTI, G.C.: Maria Golovin [Opera] (Duval, Cross, Neway, Las, Handt, P.H. Adler) |
Naxos Historical 8.111376-77 |
Opera
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MENOTTI, G.C.: Medium (The) / The Telephone (Powers, Keller, Dame, Cotlow, Mastice, Rogier, Balaban) |
Naxos Historical 8.111370 |
Opera
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MENOTTI, G.C.: Medium (The): Monica's Waltz [Opera] (P. Michaels, Chicago Opera Theater Ensemble, Rapchak) |
Cedille CDR3007 |
Opera
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MENOTTI, G.C.: Saint of Bleecker Street (The) / The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore (Schippers) (1955, 1957) |
Naxos Historical 8.111360-61 |
Opera, Choral - Secular, Opera, Choral - Secular, Opera, Choral - Secular, Opera, Choral - Secular, Opera, Choral - Secular, Opera, Choral - Secular, Opera, Choral - Secular
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MENOTTI, G.C.: Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore (The), "The Three Sundays of a Poet" (Schippers) (1957) |
Naxos Classical Archives 9.80407 |
Choral - Secular
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MENOTTI: The Medium |
Cedille CDR90000-034 |
Opera
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UNITED STATES NAVY BAND SEA CHANTERS CHORUS: Homeward Bound |
Altissimo 75442270402 |
Choral - Secular
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Vocal Recital: Borkh, Inge - BEETHOVEN, L. van / MENOTTI, G.C. / VERDI, G. / WAGNER, R. / GIORDANO, U. (1936-2006) |
Orfeo C714061B |
Opera |
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