1980Winner
Best Performance
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Gian Carlo Menotti
Actor · Director · Writer
Biography
Gian Carlo Menotti was born on July 7, 1911 in Cadegliano-Viconago, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer and composer, known for The Medium (1951), Great Performances (1971) and NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949). He was married to Samuel Barber. He died on February 1, 2007 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1951Winner
Best Director
Amahl and the Night Visitors
1969Nominee
Best Writing
Help, Help, the Globolinks!
Career Highlights
1951Highlight
Best Director
The Medium
2021Highlight
Best Writing
The Medium - Menotti
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Puccini: Manon Lescaut