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Gian Carlo Menotti quotes

Italian Composer July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007

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Gian Carlo Menotti quote: "Waiting and hoping are the whole of life, and as soon as a..."
Waiting and hoping are the whole of life, and as soon as a dream is realized it is destroyed. Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti quote: "Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of..."
Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding. Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti quote: "Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so..."
Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out. Gian Carlo Menotti
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
Gian Carlo Menotti quote: "A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the..."
A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance. Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti quote: "Melody is a form of remembrance. It must have a quality of..."
Melody is a form of remembrance. It must have a quality of inevitability in our ears. Gian Carlo Menotti

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