Composer Gian-Carlo Menotti, 41, won another accolade last week: a whole concert given over to his music in Manhattan's Lewisohn Stadium. There were selections from his operas Amelia Goes to the Ball, The Consul, Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Island God, The Old Maid and the Thief, as well as part of his ballet Sebastian and his Piano Concerto. By the end of the evening, Menotti had proved again that he is one of the most melodious composers of the day and a natural for a summer evening outdoors. Thomas Schippers. 22, led...
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