Product: Menotti - Amahl and the Night Visitors (1955)
Rating: 4.0
Amahl returns
It was the early 50's and live on the television every Christmas was the opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors. It is a story of a crippled shepherd boy and his encounter with the 3 kings on their way to find the Christ child. We were happy to find this rare recording of the 1955 production now on DVD. Also included is an in-depth interview with the woman who played Amahl's mother for several years plus toured in a traveling production of the opera. The interview was done this past July in Rhode Island. There is also a 6 minute segment of a boys choir singing favorite Christmas caroles. If you remember TV in the early to mid 50's this will bring back those Christmas memories of live productions.