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.
Top Billed Cast
Chet Allen
Amahl
Rosemary Kuhlmann
The Mother
Andrew McKinley
King Caspar
David Aiken
King Melchior
Leon Lishner
King Balthazar
Featured Crew
John Butler
Choreographer
Gian Carlo Menotti
Lyricist
Kirk Browning
Director
Gian Carlo Menotti
Director
Samuel Chotzinoff
Producer
Eugene Berman
Costume Design
Eugene Berman
Production Design
Charles Polachek
Associate Producer
Gian Carlo Menotti
Music
Bob O'Bradovich
Makeup Artist
Thomas Schippers
Conductor