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Malcom
I don't think Amahl and the Night Visitors will be disappearing from opera stages any time soon.

posted by kidnykid on February 5, 2007 at 10:42 AM | link to this | reply

Cameraeye
I hope his family is healing, too. Apparently, he led a long and full life.

posted by kidnykid on February 5, 2007 at 10:41 AM | link to this | reply

But hopefully
the music will play on

posted by malcolm on February 5, 2007 at 6:06 AM | link to this | reply

And of course we mustn't forget

he was the founder of the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto.

his son Francis said he died peacefully in his arms and did not suffer.

Another huge loss to culture and humanity.

posted by NewYorker_in_Sicily on February 4, 2007 at 12:07 PM | link to this | reply

I loved his works and did not

know he has passed away.  Thanks for posting his death, I hope his family is healing. 

Lou

posted by Cameraeye on February 4, 2007 at 11:56 AM | link to this | reply

kid
thanks for sharing.

posted by richinstore on February 3, 2007 at 7:23 AM | link to this | reply

Afzal
That's the reaction the critics had during Menotti's lifetime to his operas. I've never heard anything he's wrote, so I can't critique it adequately, but that's what the obituaries seemed to say.

posted by kidnykid on February 2, 2007 at 12:49 PM | link to this | reply

kidnykid

 

Although one naturally laments the death of any contributor to the sum of beauty and grace in living, I must admit that such little of Menotti's music that I've heard leaves me cold.

be well.

posted by ariel70 on February 2, 2007 at 11:52 AM | link to this | reply