Gian Carlo Menotti : Work List

• Opera and Music Theatre
  •  Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951) - 46

    Soloist(s)   boy soprano, Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, 2 Basses

    Chorus   SATB chorus; dancers

    Orchestration   1211/1100/perc/hp.pf/str

  •  Amahl and the Night Visitors (2-piano version) (1951) - 46

    Soloist(s)   boy soprano, Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, 2 Basses

    Chorus   SATB chorus; dancers

    Orchestration   2 pianos

  •  The Boy Who Grew Too Fast (1982) - 40

    Soloist(s)   girl Soprano, Treble, non-singing role, children, Bass, Boy Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Soprano, 2 Tenors

    Orchestration   1+pic.111/1110/timp.perc/pf.syn/str

  •  A Bride From Pluto (1982) - 38

    Soloist(s)   Baritone, Mezzo soprano, Bass, 2 Sopranos

    Orchestration   1(pic)011/1100/timp.perc/pf.syn/2vn.va.vc.db

  •  Chip and His Dog (1978) - 30

    Soloist(s)   mime, 2 non-singing roles, 3 Altos, Boy Soprano, 2 Sopranos

    Chorus   treble chorus

    Orchestration   fl.bn/pf/vn.va.vc.db

  •  The Consul (1950) - 2 0

    Soloist(s)   2 Baritones, 4 Sopranos, 2 Altos, Bass, Mezzo soprano, Bass baritone, 2 silent roles

    Orchestration   1(pic)1(ca)11/2210/timp.perc/hp.pf/str

  •  The Egg (1976) - 1 0

    Soloist(s)   high Baritone, 2 Tenors, dramatic Soprano, 2 Baritones, Bass, Mezzo soprano, Soprano, silent role

    Chorus   SATB chorus

    Orchestration   1111/1110/perc/hp.org/vn.va.vc.db

  •  Goya (1986) - 1 50

    Soloist(s)   2 Tenors, 2 Mezzo sopranos, Soprano, 2 Baritones

    Chorus   Chorus

    Orchestration   2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2/4331/timp.perc/pf.hp/str; 2 offstage tpt

  •  Help, Help, the Globolinks! (1968) - 1 10

    Soloist(s)   12 children, globolinks, S, S, high Bar, Bar, T, Mz, Bar, B

    Orchestration   2121/2221/timp.perc/pf/str; tp
    (1(pic)11(bcl)0/1101/perc/pf.hp/str; tp)

  •  The Hero (1976)

    Soloist(s)   2 Sopranos, 2 Mezzo sopranos, 4 Baritones, 3 Tenors

    Orchestration   2+pic.2+ca.22/4331/perc/hp.cel/str

  •  Labyrinth (1963) - 45

    Soloist(s)   2 Female, 5 Male, 1 Non-Speaking role

    Chorus   Chorus

    Orchestration   1(pic)1(ca)1(bcl)1/2110/perc/pf/3vn.va.vc.db

  •  La Loca (1979)

    Soloist(s)   4 female, 3 male roles, Soprano, Baritone, Tenor, Bass, Mezzo soprano, Bass Baritone

    Chorus   SATB chorus

    Orchestration   2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2/4331/timp.2perc/hp.pf/stroffstage: 2tpt

  •  Martin’s Lie (1964) - 50

    Soloist(s)   Mezzo soprano, 3 Trebles, Tenor, Baritone, Bass

    Chorus   treble chorus

    Orchestration   1111/1210/timp.3perc/hp/va.vc.db

  •  The Medium (1946) - 1 20

    Soloist(s)   Alto, Soprano, Soprano, Bar, Mezzo soprano, dancer

    Orchestration   1111/1100/perc/pf 4 hands(cel)/str

  •  The Most Important Man (1971)

    Soloist(s)   dramatic Baritone, dramatic Tenor, Mezzo soprano, lyric Soprano, dramatic Soprano, 2 Baritones, 2 Tenors, Bass, buffo Bass

    Orchestration   2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2+cbn/4331/timp.2perc/hp.pf.org/str

  •  The Saint of Bleecker Street (1954) - 3 50

    Soloist(s)   2 Sopranos, 4 Mezzo sopranos, 2 Baritones, Bass

    Chorus   SSAATTBB chorus

    Orchestration   2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2+cbn/4331/timp.3perc/hp.pf/str; stage music: pic/3tpt.tbn.tba/2perc

  •  The Singing Child (1993) - 45

    Soloist(s)   2 Boy Sopranos, Soprano, Baritone, Mezzo Soprano, Tenor

    Orchestration   1111/1100/perc/pf/str

  •  Tamu-Tamu (The Guests) (1973) - 1 15

    Soloist(s)   High Baritone, 2 sopranos, mezzo soprano, baritone, child soprano, tenor, 7 silent roles

    Orchestration   1010/1100/timp.2perc/pf.hp/3vn.3vc.db

  •  The Telephone or l’Amour a Trois (1945) - 20

    Soloist(s)   Soprano, Baritone

    Orchestration   1111/1100/perc/pf/str