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.
Genre: Music, Drama, Family, TV Movie
Cast: Chet Allen, Rosemary Kuhlmann, Andrew McKinley, David Aiken, Leon Lishner, Francis Monachino, Melissa Hayden, Nicholas Magallanes, Glen Tetley
Crew: Eugene Berman (Costume Design), John Butler (Choreographer), Gian Carlo Menotti (Lyricist), Eugene Berman (Production Design), Gian Carlo Menotti (Music)