
Gian Carlo Menotti
Reference Number
RF839912493
Gender
Male
Artists Name
Gian Carlo Menotti
Activity of Fame
Composer
Star Sign
Cancer (Jun 22nd – Jul22nd)
Country of Birth
Italy
State of Birth
Lombardy
City of Birth
Varese
Date of Death
Feb 01, 2007
Cause of Death
Disease
Country of Death
Monaco
Funeral Method
Burial in Earth
Country of Funeral
United Kingdom
State of Funeral
Scotland
City of Funeral
Gifford
Description
Gian Carlo Menotti (* 7. July 1911 in Cadegliano-Viconago, Lombardei; † 1. February 2007 in Monte Carlo) was an Italian-American composer and librettist. Although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he kept his Italian citizenship. He wrote the classic Christmas opera Amahl and the Night Visitors, along with over two dozen other operas intended to appeal to popular taste.
Menotti died on February 1, 2007, at the age of 95 in a hospital in Monte Carlo, Monaco, where he had a home. He was buried in Yester Kirk, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland.
Source: Wikipedia
Menotti died on February 1, 2007, at the age of 95 in a hospital in Monte Carlo, Monaco, where he had a home. He was buried in Yester Kirk, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland.
Source: Wikipedia
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