parterre box the queer opera zine

02 February 2007

Goya, a later (and lesser) work by Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007).

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baryton francais said...: Wow, I had forgotten Menotti was still alive. I hope he passed peacefully.

Funny how the Times doesn't have any news of this, but Wikipedia has already updated their website. It just says he died in Monte Carlo on the 1st. Great place to spend one's last days I would think.; February 02, 2007 1:38 PM
Southern Gal said...: London Times nor Guardian yet either. Don't know what the problem is...; February 02, 2007 4:58 PM
jimsteve40 said...: Although Menotti composed his finest operas in the 1940s and 1950s, I have always admired him for having the courage of his creative convictions during a time when he was blasted by critics, academics, and other composers for being a backward thinking artist who simply was pandering to the bourgeois tastes of a simple-minded audience. It was a sterile time indeed! Out of his fifteen or so operas, I would say that at least one third of them will be with us for some time to come. Any composer would covet that kind of record. Eat your heart out, Luigi Nono.; February 02, 2007 5:12 PM
JATM2063 said...: It seems from the lack of commentary, either positive or negative, that his works have made, ultimately, but a small impression on the opera world.; February 03, 2007 12:03 PM