Melody is a form of remembrance. It must have a quality of inevitability in our ears.
Gian Carlo MenottiA man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.
Gian Carlo MenottiAny subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out.
Gian Carlo MenottiWaiting and hoping are the whole of life, and as soon as a dream is realized it is destroyed.
Gian Carlo Menotti