The stages of Menotti / John Ardoin ; photographs edited by Gerald Fitzgerald ; designed by Gregory Downer.

Author/creator Ardoin, John
Format Book
Edition1st edition.
Publication InfoGarden City, NY : Doubleday, 1985.
Description255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, music, portraits ; 29 cm
Subjects
Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007--Criticism and interpretation.

Contents A perspective -- The early stage. Amelia al ballo (1937) ; The Old Maid and the Thief (1939) ; The Island God (1942) -- Dialogue I -- The Broadway stage. The Medium (1946) ; The Telephone (1947) ; The Consul (1950) ; The Saint of Bleecker Street (1954) ; Maria Golovin (1958) -- Dialogue II -- The dance stage. Sebastian (1944) ; Errand into the Maze (1947) ; The Uniocorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore (1956) -- The concert stage. Pastorale and dance for strings and piano (1934) ; Concerto in F for piano and orchestra (1945) ; Apocalisse for orchestra (1951) ; Concerto for violin and orchestra (1952) ; The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi (1963) ; Tripolo concerto a tre (1969) ; Suite for two cellos and piano (1973) ; Fantasia for cello and orchestra (1975) ; Symphony no. 1 in A minor ("The Halcyon") (1976) ; Landscapes and Remembrances (1977) ; Cantilena e scherzo (1977) ; Miracles (1979) ; Missa "O Pulchritudo" (1979) ; A Song of Hope (1980) ; Moans, Groans, Cries, Sighs (1981) ; Muero porque no muero for soprano, chorus and orchestra (1982) ; Nocturne for soprano, string quartet and harp (1982) ; Concerto for double bass and orchestra (1983) -- Dialogue III -- The television stage. Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951) ; The Labyrinth (1963) -- The church stage. Martin's Lie (1964) ; The Egg (1976) -- The children's stage. Help, Help, the Globolinks! (1968) ; The Trial of the Gypsy (1978) ; Chip and His Dog (1978) ; A Bride from Pluto (1982) ; The Boy Who Grew Too Fast (1982) -- The spoken stage. A copy of Madame Aupic (1947) ; The Leper (1970) -- The late stage. L'ultimo selvaggio (1963) ; The Most Important Man (1971) ; Tamu-Tamu (1973) ; The Hero (1976) ; Juana La Loca (1979) -- Dialogue IV.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 250), discography (pages 248-249), and index.
LCCN 82045316
ISBN0385149387 :

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