Menotti

American

[muh-not-ee, me-nawt-tee] / məˈnɒt i, mɛˈnɔt ti /

noun

Gian Carlo 1911–2007, U.S. composer, born in Italy.

Menotti British

/ məˈnɒtɪ, meˈnɔtti /

noun

Gian Carlo (dʒan ˈkarlo). 1911–2007, Italian composer, in the US from 1928. His works include the operas The Medium (1946), The Consul (1950), Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951), and Giorno di Nozze (1988)

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We found respite at the tiki bar that’s hidden toward the back of the 12 Peaks VIP area, next to the Menotti coffee stand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

In his later years, Menotti said he didn’t fear death.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024

Venables took over from the Argentine Cesar Luis Menotti after he had been manager at QPR for four years, but no-one was talking about English football in Spain at the time.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2023

At the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, he spent a year studying with Gian Carlo Menotti, at the time America’s most popular opera composer.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022

It was a disappointment, but she gave her consent, feeling thankful to Mrs. Menotti for not having tried to get Rico.

From Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children by Spyri, Johanna

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