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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, his most successful works were written in the 1940s and 1950s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gian Carlo Menotti has received more than 578,168 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Gian Carlo Menotti is the 911th most popular composer (down from 732nd in 2019), the 2,811th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,378th in 2019) and the 148th most popular Italian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Gian Carlo Menotti ranks 911 out of 1,216Before him are Klaus Huber, Jón Leifs, Silvestre Revueltas, Lev Knipper, Slavko Avsenik, and Francesco Araja. After him are Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, Tigran Chukhajian, Arnold Bax, John Tavener, Egidio Duni, and Ramin Djawadi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Gian Carlo Menotti ranks 160Before him are Hume Cronyn, Aliya bint Ali, Ronald Neame, Paul Augustin Mayer, Tarō Okamoto, and Terry-Thomas. After him are Arkady Raikin, Kukrit Pramoj, Harry Andrews, Carl Keenan Seyfert, Mary Blair, and Faiz Ahmad Faiz. Among people deceased in 2007, Gian Carlo Menotti ranks 170Before him are Pierre Granier-Deferre, Alfons Maria Stickler, Alice Coltrane, Tosiwo Nakayama, Jim Gray, and Hans Wegner. After him are Michael Brecker, Andrej Kvašňák, Bruno Mattei, Antonio María Javierre Ortas, Jean Stablinski, and Salomon Morel.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gian Carlo Menotti ranks 2,811 out of 4,668Before him are Maria Angela Ardinghelli (1728), Francesco Araja (1709), Aulus Caecina Alienus (50), Giulia Grisi (1811), Angelo Branduardi (1950), and Federico Zandomeneghi (1841). After him are Bartolo di Fredi (1330), Marcus Vinicius (null), Antonio Rinaldi (1709), Sergio Sollima (1921), Salamone Rossi (1570), and Orio Mastropiero (1150).

Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Gian Carlo Menotti ranks 148Before him are Francesco Provenzale (1632), Goffredo Petrassi (1904), Marco da Gagliano (1582), Michele Carafa (1787), Franco Donatoni (1927), and Francesco Araja (1709). After him are Attilio Ariosti (1666), Valentino Fioravanti (1764), Alessandro Striggio (1540), Girolamo Diruta (1554), Carlo Rustichelli (1916), and Nicola Vicentino (1511).