The Boy Who Grew Too Fast is a "one-act opera for young people" with music and libretto by Gian-Carlo Menotti. It was first performed at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington, Delaware, on September 24, 1982.
Bruce Archibald. "Gian-Carlo Menotti: Works", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed 07 August 2007), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
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The Boy Who Grew Too Fast
Opera
Librettist
Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti (July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian-American composer and librettist. Although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he kept his Italian citizenship. He wrote the classic Christmas opera Amahl and the Night Visitors among about two dozen other operas...
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Composer
Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti (July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian-American composer and librettist. Although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he kept his Italian citizenship. He wrote the classic Christmas opera Amahl and the Night Visitors among about two dozen other operas...