Gian Carlo Menotti

First performed in 1950 at the Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia The Consul was a phenomenally successful opera dealing with 20th century bureaucracy and socio-political issues. It is set in a totalitarian state in which John Sorel is a political dissident fighting for a democratic government. The secret police force him to leave the country and Magda his wife must obtain a visa to leave the country and join him. During the ensuing months Magda's baby and mother-in-law die and then she learns that her husband is coming home to free her despite the fact that he will be captured on his return. The Consul is a powerful and thought-provokingmusical drama in three acts by Gian-Carlo Menotti. This is the Revised Schirmer 2000 Edition of the Vocal Score with a Piano reduction by Thomas Schipper.

Written for congregation SATB Chorus (optional) and organ. Also includes the congregational part.

SATB. A 9-part cantata for chorus four soloists and orchestra. This is an autobiographical statement of Menotti's 45 years of life in America. Each scene represents a specific experience in the composer's life.Commissioned/premiered by Bel Canto Chorus Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

Piano reduction of this beautiful cantata for Soprano solo Chorus and Orchestra with Spanish text from St. Teresa of Avila. Non-singing English translation included for study.

Gian Carlo Menotti is frequently considered to be the greatest composer of American opera in the twentieth century. The Missa O Pulchritudo uses the Roman Catholic text for the Mass except for the Credo which is replaced by a Motet based on the words of St. Augustine. There is some occasional part-splitting in the chorus. This is the Schirmer Edition of the vocal score and includes a Piano reduction of the orchestral accompaniment. (These orchestral parts are available on rental from G. Schirmer).

This work for baritone mixed chorus and orchestra was first performed in the Kennedy Center Washington in 1991. It is based on text from The Ascent of Mount Carmel by St. John of the Cross. This is the choral score of thework with a piano reduction of the orchestral part for rehearsal.

Musical Category : canto (o voce recit) e pianoforte opera completa per canto e pianoforte ril. brochure

Dramatic Cantata for Chorus Children's Chorus Soprano and Bass Soli and Orchestra.

Opera Full Score-The first opera written for television 'Amahl and the Night Visitors' has become the most frequently performed opera of all time with over five hundred performances annually across the world. Menotti's take on theChristmas story focuses on Amahl a young handicapped boy and his mother who are visited by three Kings -- Balthazar Melchior and Kaspar -- who are on their way to find Jesus. The Kings stay the night during which Amahl'smother tries to steal some of the Kings' gold and is caught in the act. Melchior suggests that she keep the gold because the child they are visiting will rule his kingdom with love not riches. Amahl's mother gives back the gold wishing she had something to give of her own. Amahl offers his crutch as a gift and suddenly is able to walk. He decides to follow the Kings so that he himself may give his crutch to the Christ child.The work is ideal foran amateur performance (for example a secondary school or a local dramatic society) since all the action takes place in one act and one place and the work calls for limited adaptable musical forces. It also gives each principala chance to shine either in a solo or an ensemble.This is the Schirmer hardback edition of the full score.

The Saint of Bleecker Street is a full-length serious work. Unlike several of Menotti's earlier dramas The Saint of Bleecker Street is more characteristic of a traditional opera. The Saint of Bleecker Street received the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for best play the Music Critics Circle Award for best opera and the Pulitzer Prize in music in 1955.