Menotti, Gian Carlo 1911 - 2007
Author: Saitoh, Noriko
Last updated：August 1, 2008
Author: Saitoh, Noriko
Gian Carlo Menotti was an Italian-born American composer. He composed his Piano Concerto in 1945. He wrote his first opera at the age of 12, when he entered the Verdi Conservatory in Milan. He later moved to the United States and also studied at the Curtis Institute of Music, where he subsequently served as the head professor of composition and music theory. In addition to commissioned works for NBC radio operas, he created chamber operas and television operas. Menotti, who gained fame by using his own libretti dealing with contemporary subjects, can be said to possess a great talent for structuring musical dramas.
Works(4)
Concerto (1)
Piano Solo (2)