COMPOSER

Gian Carlo Menotti

1911 - 2007

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Gian Carlo Menotti (, Italian: [ˈdʒaŋ ˈkarlo meˈnɔtti]; July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian-American composer, librettist, director, and playwright who is primarily known for his output of 25 operas. Although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he kept his Italian citizenship. One of the most frequently performed opera composers of the 20th century, he wrote his most successful works in the 1940s and 1950s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gian Carlo Menotti has received more than 671,304 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Gian Carlo Menotti is the 891st most popular composer (up from 910th in 2019), the 2,921st most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,805th in 2019) and the 146th most popular Italian Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 670k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Gian Carlo Menotti ranks 891 out of 1,451. Before him are Loyset Compère, Franz Tunder, Philippe Gaubert, Mateo Flecha, Sándor Veress, and Wilhelm Peterson-Berger. After him are Henri Rabaud, Michele Carafa, Tigran Mansurian, Klaus Huber, Paul Dessau, and Hermann Goetz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Gian Carlo Menotti ranks 162. Before him are Floyd Council, Allan Pettersson, Aliya bint Ali, Brunhilde Pomsel, Roy Rogers, and Terry-Thomas. After him are Wolfgang Larrazábal, René Barjavel, Guy Burgess, Yang Jiang, Tarō Okamoto, and Xiao Hong. Among people deceased in 2007, Gian Carlo Menotti ranks 181. Before him are Igor Moiseyev, Michael Brecker, Miyoshi Umeki, Ian Richardson, Hans Wegner, and Chris Benoit. After him are Aaron Russo, Alfons Maria Stickler, Bruno Mattei, Tosiwo Nakayama, Egon Bondy, and Pierre Granier-Deferre.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gian Carlo Menotti ranks 2,921 out of 5,161. Before him are Margaritus of Brindisi (1149), Corrado Alvaro (1895), Ulric Manfred II of Turin (901), Luigi Carlo Borromeo (1893), Toni Servillo (1959), and Adolfo Baloncieri (1897). After him are Eugenio Calabi (1923), Marcia Furnilla (1), Raffaele Farina (1933), Michele Carafa (1787), Dorotea Bucca (1360), and Franca Rame (1929).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Gian Carlo Menotti ranks 146. Before him are Salvatore Sciarrino (1947), Marco da Gagliano (1582), Piero Piccioni (1921), Giovanni Artusi (1540), Emanuele d'Astorga (1680), and Valentino Fioravanti (1764). After him are Michele Carafa (1787), Antonio Bertali (1605), Alberto Franchetti (1860), Carlo Rustichelli (1916), Jacopo da Bologna (1340), and Errico Petrella (1813).

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