Quotes by Gian Carlo Menotti

A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.
– Gian Carlo Menotti
Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out.
– Gian Carlo Menotti
Melody is a form of remembrance. It must have a quality of inevitability in our ears.
– Gian Carlo Menotti
Not an audience but a habit.
– Gian Carlo Menotti
Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding.
– Gian Carlo Menotti