Re: Menotti
Apr 12, 1996 01:01 PM
by alexis dolgorukii
At 12:23 PM 4/12/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Alex,
>If we took out Gian Carlo Menotti, who would miss him?
>
>Chuck the Barbarian MTI, FTSA
>Heretic
>Troublemaker
>
>I would. You know he did write many things other than "Ahmal and the Night
Visitors" which I have always viewed as "Opera by Hallmark"..his Ballet
"Sebastian" is one of the most beautiful pieces of 20th Century music. In
addition to his composing The Spoleto festival and other music festivals
for which he is at least partially responsible is/are a major contribution
to music in our times.
alexis
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