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on June 1, 1976. At this point of his career, Menotti's style of composition, which rejected the avant-garde, was out of favor with the classical music world.
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stated in its review of the opera, "Most of Menotti's music is passable Puccini: melodic, easy to take—and totally beside the point in 1976."
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Index

Opera
Gian Carlo Menotti

Philadelphia Academy of Music
opera
Gian Carlo Menotti
Opera Company of Philadelphia
Philadelphia Academy of Music
Time
Christopher Keene
baritone
Dominic Cossa
mezzo-soprano
Diane Curry
soprano
Nancy Shade
tenor
bass
Bender, William
""Music: Souvenir Opera""
Time
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t
e
Gian Carlo Menotti
Operas
Amelia Goes to the Ball
The Old Maid and the Thief
The Island God
The Medium

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