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One lived in the impression that nobody could ever compete with the 'Nutcracker' or 'A Christmas Carol.'Gian Carlo Menotti
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Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding.Gian Carlo Menotti
3 Quotes & Sayings By Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti was born in Turin, Italy in 1911. He became known as the master of the operatic spectacles that swept the world during his lifetime. His works include The Medium (1958), Amapola (1960), and "The Saint of Bleecker Street" (1971). He also wrote several librettos for Verdi, Puccini, and Mozart
Menotti's early life was shaped by the ideals of the Italian Risorgimento, which he saw as a struggle to free Italy from foreign domination.