had appeared at that same fesitival as the mime Toby in Menotti's The Medium, a role he also recorded on film for French television. In 1976 he originated the role of Anger, a speaking role, in Menotti's opera The Egg; a role he reprised at the Festival dei Due Mondi in 1978. Menotti's 1980 children's opera, Chip and His Dog is named for him. Other operas he appeared in, all in non-singing roles, include The Saint of Bleecker Street and The Boy Who Grew Too Fast. On August 24, 1985, at Yester Parish Church, in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland, Francis Menotti married Malinda Fitler Murphy (1960–2005), the youngest daughter of Dr. James S. Murphy and his former wife, Happy, the widow of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller. Gian Carlo Menotti's nearby home, Yester House, was given to the couple as a wedding present. The Menottis had two sons, Claudio (born 1987) and Cosimo (born 1991). Malinda Menotti died on 24 October 2005. Festival dei Due Mondi Francis Menotti is perhaps best known for his past involvement with the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy, which his father, Gian Carlo Menotti, founded in 1958. He was named president of the Festival in 1994, and artistic director in 1999. In his will, Gian Carlo Menotti bequeathed the Festival to his son. However, after the death of Gian Carlo in February 2007, Francis was ousted from the organization and the culture minister in the Italian government appointed politician Giorgio Ferrara to run the festival. The Festival's attendance has consistently declined since the Menotti family was ousted under Giorgio Ferrara and Monique Veaute with the festival stating in 2022 that 25,000 tickets were sold References 1938 births Living people American male stage actors American adoptees Male actors from Philadelphia 20th-century American male actors