Gian Carlo Menotti
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| - | + | '''Gian Carlo Menotti''' (July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an [[Italian American|Italian-American]] composer, [[libretto|librettist]], director, and playwright who is primarily known for his output of 25 [[opera]]s. | |
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| - | * ''[[Goya, Historia de una Soledad]]'' | + | |
| - | * ''[[Goya in Bordeaux]]'' | + | |
| - | * ''[[Volavérunt]]'' | + | |
| - | * ''[[Goya's Ghosts]]'' (2006) | + | |
| - | [[Enrique Granados]] composed a piano suite and later an opera called ''[[Goyescas]]'' inspired by the artist's paintings in [[1916]]. [[Gian Carlo Menotti]] wrote a biographical [[opera]] about him titled ''[[Goya (opera)|Goya]]'' (1986), commissioned by [[Plácido Domingo]], who originated the role; this production has been presented on [[television]]. He also inspired [[Michael Nyman]]'s opera ''[[Facing Goya]]'' (2000), in which he appears in the present to protest the use of his [[human skull|skull]] in [[racist]] science, for which reason the historical Goya had his skull hidden and not buried with the rest of his body. Goya is the central character in [[Clive Barker]]'s play ''Colossus''. | + | |
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| - | An episode of the television series "[[Criminal Minds]] includes numerous references and allusions to Goya. The standard quote near the beginning of the episode is "Fantasy abandoned by reason, creates...monsters." At various times when we see the antagonist's quarters, whether in prison or at home, he is surrounded by Goya works, specifically the Black Paintings. | + | |
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Gian Carlo Menotti (July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian-American composer, librettist, director, and playwright who is primarily known for his output of 25 operas.
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