吉安·卡洛·梅诺蒂，Gian Carlo Menotti was born on July 7, 1911 in Cadegliano-Viconago, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer and composer, known for The Medium (1951), Maria Golovín (1959) and Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951). He was married to Samuel Barber. He died on February 1, 2007 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.