Magda commits suicide with a gas stove in The Consul and The Telephone is a one-act comedy.  
The Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation commissioned his "fable madrigal" The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore.  He used the Children's Crusade as the basis for his cantata The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi. The Island God was poorly received compared to previous work like The Old Maid and the Thief, which followed on the heels of Amelia Goes to the Ball.  Magda commits suicide with a gas stove in The Consul and The Telephone is a one-act comedy.  For 10 points - name this man who was inspired by Bosch's The Adoration of the Magi to compose Amahl and the Night Visitors.
The Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation commissioned his "fable madrigal" The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore.  
Gian Carlo Menotti