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Amahl and the Night Visitors
Amahl and the Night Visitors
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  2. Amahl and the Night Visitors

Amahl and the Night Visitors

1951
55m
Music
Drama
Family

Status

Released

Release

1951

Runtime

55m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
55m
Dec 24, 1951
Languages
English
Director
Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti
Kirk Browning
Kirk Browning
Production
NBC
NBC
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

9 Cast Members

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

Melissa Hayden

Dancer

Nicholas Magallanes

Dancer

Glen Tetley

Dancer

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