Quote by: Gian Carlo Menotti

For better or for worse, in 'The Last Savage,' I have dared to do away completely with fashionable dissonance, and in a modest way, I have endeavored to rediscover the nobility of gracefulness and the pleasure of sweetness.


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Author Bio


  • NameGian Carlo Menotti
  • DescriptionComposer and librettist
  • BornJuly 7, 1911
  • DiedFebruary 1, 2007
  • CountryItaly
  • ProfessionConductor; Film Director; Composer; Musicologist; Music Educator; Librettist
  • WorksAmahl And The Night Visitors; Amelia Goes To The Ball; The Old Maid And The Thief; The Consul
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Peabody Award