Amahl and the Night Visitors

55m
MusicDramaFamilyTV Movie
8

The historic, original, live airing of what would become an annual Christmas tradition throughout the 1950s, this opera tells the story of Amahl, a crippled shepherd boy, and his destitute mother, who provide temporary shelter to three men who are following a star to the newly-born Christ child.

Cast

Chet Allen
Amahl
Rosemary Kuhlmann
The Mother
Andrew McKinley
King Caspar
David Aiken
King Melchior
Leon Lishner
King Balthazar
Francis Monachino
The Page
Melissa Hayden
Dancer
Nicholas Magallanes
Dancer
Glen Tetley
Dancer

Crew

Gian Carlo Menotti
Director, Music, Lyricist
Kirk Browning
Director
Samuel Chotzinoff
Producer
Charles Polachek
Associate Producer
Eugene Berman
Production Design, Costume Design
Bob O'Bradovich
Makeup Artist
John Butler
Choreographer
Thomas Schippers
Conductor

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