A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance. Gian Carlo Menotti approximatebegincalculate Change image and share on social
I thought conceptual art was a joke. Gian Carlo Menotti artconceptualjoke Change image and share on social
I have a heart problem, so I have to simplify my life and be content with memories and friends and music. Gian Carlo Menotti contentfriendheart Change image and share on social
The Greeks said the artist doesn't actually have to travel and look around. You stay where God has put you, and you dig as deep as you can. This is what I've done. Gian Carlo Menotti artistdeepdig Change image and share on social
I really don't think I have that much of the gift; I have a little bit, but I wish I were Schubert or Chopin or Beethoven, though Beethoven had a very difficult time writing melody, too. Gian Carlo Menotti beethovenbitechopin Change image and share on social
For better or for worse, in 'The Last Savage,' I have dared to do away completely with fashionable dissonance, and in a modest way, I have endeavored to rediscover the nobility of gracefulness and the pleasure of sweetness. Gian Carlo Menotti badlycompletelydare share on social
Now, all of a sudden, every college and every university has an opera theater. Every little city has its little group. Gian Carlo Menotti citycollegegroup Change image and share on social
The Italians are very unmusical. If I go to a Protestant church in London or Amsterdam or listen to a black choir, I hear four-part harmony. Italians could never do that. In Italy, we all have to sing the melody because we cannot harmonise. Gian Carlo Menotti amsterdamblackchoir share on social
It was my contention that opera can not only pay for itself if it is well given, but it can also command a much wider audience if given like a play with lots of rehearsals and wonderful singers that fit the role. Gian Carlo Menotti audiencecommandcontention share on social
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. Gian Carlo Menotti achievebeginclear Change image and share on social
