Texts by G. Menotti set in Art Songs and Choral Works

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Gian Carlo Menotti (1911 - 2007)

(Also see this author's vocal compositions.)

Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):

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Do not despise the rose because its beauty is manifest - G. Menotti *
Dorme Pegaso (Topi dagli occhi di vetro) - G. Menotti *
Ecco il postino che arriva lento - G. Menotti *
Gli amanti impossibili (La terra non ha vele) - G. Menotti *
How can one age the heart? - G. Menotti *
Il lago la luna si sono capovolti - G. Menotti *
Il settimo bicchiere di vino (Il lago la luna si sono capovolti) - G. Menotti *
I shall find for you shells and stars - G. Menotti *
La lettera (Ecco il postino che arriva lento) - G. Menotti *
La terra non ha vele - G. Menotti *
Lo spettro (Più non so chi tu sia) - G. Menotti *
Lullaby (I shall find for you shells and stars) - G. Menotti *
Mattinata di neve (S'accende faticosamente il sole) - G. Menotti *
Must the winter come so soon? (Must the winter come so soon?) - S. Barber *
Must the winter come so soon? - S. Barber *
My ghost (Oh yes, I too have a ghost in my home) - G. Menotti *
No, it is not love that I desire - G. Menotti *
Oh yes, I too have a ghost in my home - G. Menotti *
Open, open! *
Più non so chi tu sia - G. Menotti *
Proprio perché il mio cuore ha tanto amato - G. Menotti *
Rassegnazione (Proprio perché il mio cuore ha tanto amato) - G. Menotti *
S'accende faticosamente il sole - G. Menotti *
So he touched the first door with his golden rose, and lo *
The black swan (The sun has fallen and it lies in blood) - G. Menotti SPA *
The eternal prisoner (How can one age the heart?) - G. Menotti *
The idle gift (Do not despise the rose because its beauty is manifest) - G. Menotti *
The longest wait (No, it is not love that I desire) - G. Menotti *
The sun has fallen and it lies in blood SPA - G. Menotti *
The swing (Up to the sky to a hesitant point of stillness) - G. Menotti *
Topi dagli occhi di vetro - G. Menotti *
Under the willow tree two doves cry - S. Barber *
Under the willow tree (Under the willow tree two doves cry) - S. Barber *
Up to the sky to a hesitant point of stillness - G. Menotti *

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