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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

Local media reports said Menotti was admitted to a clinic in March with severe anemia.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024

Menotti talked a lot about entertaining the crowd and playing good football, about the romantic side of the game.

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

I don't want you to send the boy to Mrs. Menotti.

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

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