Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951)
Amahl and the Night Visitors
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.
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Chet Allen
as Amahl
as Amahl
Rosemary Kuhlmann
as The Mother
as The Mother
Andrew McKinley
as King Caspar
as King Caspar
David Aiken
as King Melchior
as King Melchior
Leon Lishner
as King Balthazar
as King Balthazar
Francis Monachino
as The Page
as The Page
Melissa Hayden
as Dancer
as Dancer
Nicholas Magallanes
as Dancer
as Dancer
Glen Tetley
as Dancer
as Dancer
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John Butler
Choreographer
Choreographer
Gian Carlo Menotti
Director
Director
Bob O'Bradovich
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Kirk Browning
Director
Director
Charles Polachek
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Gian Carlo Menotti
Music
Music
Thomas Schippers
Conductor
Conductor
Gian Carlo Menotti
Lyricist
Lyricist
Eugene Berman
Production Design
Production Design
Samuel Chotzinoff
Producer
Producer
Eugene Berman
Costume Design
Costume Design
