The Hero (opera)
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The Hero is a three-act opera by Italian-American composer Gian Carlo Menotti commissioned by the Opera Company of Philadelphia, to celebrate the United States Bicentennial. The work premiered at the
The composer in 1944
Gian Carlo Menotti
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Gian Carlo Menotti was an Italian composer, librettist, director, and playwright who is primarily known for his output of 25 operas. Although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he k
The Hero (opera)
…The Hero is a three-act opera by Italian-American composer Gian Carlo Menotti commissioned by the Opera Company of Philadelphia, to celebrate the United States Bicentennial. The work premiered at the Philadelphia Academy of Music…
Menotti in 2000
Hieronymus Bosch's Adoration of the Magi which inspired Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors (Metropolitan Museum, Object Number: 13.26)