Gian Carlo Menotti on Screen

Download or read book Gian Carlo Menotti on Screen written by Ken Wlaschin and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the creator of the first television opera (Amahl and the Night Visitors), Menotti (1911- ) went on win two Pulitzer Prizes for Broadway operas and found the Spoleto Festivals. The American Film Institute's director of creative affairs supplies the production history, plot synopses, and photos for the 21 operas and stage works to date, as well as discussing Menotti as a director and his major collaborators. Appends a list of sources for available works. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR