Composer spotlight: Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti [dʒan ˈkarlo meˈnɔtːi]
1911 – 2007
Italian-American composer and librettist
Often referred to himself as an American composer
Best known for his operas & being the founder of 3 international performing arts festivals
Classic Christmas opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors"
Pulitzer Prizes for "The Consul" (1950) and for "The Saint of Bleecker Street" (1955)
Long friendship and collaboration with Samuel Barber (1910-1981)