Talk:Gian Carlo Menotti
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[edit] Books by Menotti
Should scores be listed as "books by Menotti"? I haven't seen this done in any other articles. If no one has objected in a day or so I'm going to remove them. Chris 19:12, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Meaning?
- He wrote the libretti to two Samuel Barber operas, Vanessa and A Hand of Bridge, as well as revising the latter for Antony and Cleopatra.
What does "the latter" refer to? JackofOz 21:09, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
- "the latter" would be referring to the libretto. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Scottandrewhutchins (talk • contribs) 20:06, 10 February 2007 (UTC).
The reference to his "most famous" pupil being a Stanley Hollingsworth has been removed; it's a subjective assesment of no biographical importance to the biography of this important composer, and appears to be an attempt at "shilling"
[edit] Was he gay?
This article is in the GLBT category, but nowhere in the article is anything about his sexuality. I'm not an expert on Menotti, so perhaps someone else with knowledge (and references!) can fill in this info? --Dablaze 16:42, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
He and Samuel Barber were a couple. Most biographies allude to this without spelling it out. GLBTQ.com confirms that Menotti and Barber were an openly gay couple, and it was more or less accepted as artists' eccentricity. I hope he had enough money to get his body moved so he can be buried next to Barber. He was concerned it would not happen because he had no savings and was primarily living off royalties from Amahl and Globolinks. --Scottandrewhutchins 22:30, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
That's weird --Coolgyingman 18:32, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
- I understand that many believe that he had an affair with Thomas Schippers, with whom he had a professional relationship. I don't think that there is any confirmation of it, however. --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 18:31, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Laura Branigan's vocal coach
There is another more plausible candidate for being Laura Branigan's vocal coach.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFD9173EF932A0575BC0A965958260
Unless someone knows for a fact that Gian Carlo Menotti and not Carlo Lifavi Menotti was Branigan's vocal coach, this spectactularly interesting, but, sadly, misleading piece of trivia should be removed from the article
- Agreed; it seems there are two Carlo Menottis, born two years apart, wavy black hair, unmarried, who studied classical theory and opera in Italy, came to the U.S. from Latin America, and ultimately taught on the East Coast...an astonishing coincidence, an understandably erroneous attribution. Abrazame 01:25, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
I also agree --Coolgyingman 18:36, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Removed apparent vandalism
hi All, I just saw this line...
"He thought it would be "naughty" to die in Monte Carlo."
right after the section about his death. It appears to have snuck in about a year ago and hasn't been removed. Given the tone and the lack of citation, this appears to be vandalism and I've removed it. If someone can back it up with a source and re-write it to fit with the style of the rest of the article, I'm open to let it back in.
Thanks! Fred (talk) 14:26, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
- I submitted it. I couldn't remember the source of it, though. I'm pretty sure it was in one of the online obits. --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 18:00, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
- I found this. Sounds like I was attrubuiting it to one of Menotti's friends, if this is indeed where I got it from... http://operachic.typepad.com/opera_chic/2007/02/menotti_funeral.html --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 18:28, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
