Product: Menotti - Amahl and the Night Visitors (1955)
Rating: 5.0
Amazing and Moving: Amahl Transcends Time & Technology
An amazing (and only) opera commissioned for TV, in 1952 it became a Christmas tradition until the mid-sixties when the culture in general and T.V. in particular moved the center of Christmas from Christ to Claus. However, this opera deserves a listen at any time of the year. This DVD is of a live performance from the 1955 broadcast. The video is a kinescope (i.e. film of the broadcast monitor) and primitive by today's standards, but the music and performances transcends the technology. The audio is quite good, though.