Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out. Gian Carlo Menotti composerfeltgood Change image and share on social
A Schubert song, the A-major chord at the opening of Wagner's 'Lohengrin' - such incredible beauty is a mystery, the divinity of music. Gian Carlo Menotti beautychorddivinity Change image and share on social
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 loathe my body. The liver spots, the sagging flesh. Gian Carlo Menotti bodyfleshliver Change image and share on social
The only thing that interests me in music is to be able to reach into the, let's call it, 'collective unconscious' of what is noblest in the human spirit, the way you find in the music of Mozart and Beethoven and Verdi that wonderful quality that not a note can be changed. Gian Carlo Menotti beethovencallchange share on social
It's always what you did before. The year before is always so much better. Even when the critics hated what you did then, it always looks better five years later. Gian Carlo Menotti critichateyear Change image and share on social
