Facts about Gian Carlo Menotti

Occup.Composer
FromItaly
BornJuly 7, 1911
DiedFebruary 1, 2007
Aged95 years

Summary

Gian Carlo Menotti was a famous Composer from Italy, who lived between July 7, 1911 and February 1, 2007. He/she became 95 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac cancer, who is known for Emotion, Diplomatic, Intensity, Impulsive, Selective. Our collection contains 6 quotes who is written / told by Gian, under the main topic Art.

6 Famous quotes by Gian Carlo Menotti

Small: Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the
"Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts which we have wasted, of all that we might have done which we did not do"
Small: Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding
"Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding"
Small: A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance
"A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance"
Small: Melody is a form of remembrance. It must have a quality of inevitability in our ears
"Melody is a form of remembrance. It must have a quality of inevitability in our ears"
Small: Waiting and hoping are the whole of life, and as soon as a dream is realized it is destroyed
"Waiting and hoping are the whole of life, and as soon as a dream is realized it is destroyed"
Small: Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out
"Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out"