Gian Carlo Menotti

Menotti, Gian Carlo (1911– ), Italian-born U.S. composer of operas and founder (1958) of the Festival of Two Worlds at Spoleto, Italy. His works include The Medium (1946) and the television opera Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951). The Consul (1950) and The Saint of Bleecker Street (1954) won Pulitzer prizes for music.