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Gian Carlo Menotti
'Rare art tender and exquisite' - The New York Times
Italian composer, director, librettist, pianist and teacher Gian Carlo Menotti was born on 7 July in Cadegliano.
He began to write songs at the age of seven, under the guidance of his mother. His first opera The Death of Pierrot came just four years later, and in he began formal studies at Milan's Verdi Conservatory.
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His father died, and his mother then took him to the USA, where he completed his studies at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music. At Curtis he met Samuel Barber, who became his partner, and Leonard Bernstein.
His first mature opera, Amelia Goes to the Ball (), was a success, and this led to a commission from the US National Broadcasting Company to write an opera for radio, The Old Maid and the Thief.
With a few exceptions, Menotti wrote the libretti, in English, for his many operas.
These include The Medium, The Telephone and The Consul, which are all well-known.
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