Question: Which Italian-American composer who wrote the classic Christmas opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors", had an American operatic mezzo-soprano and Broadway musical actress most known for originating the role of the Mother?

<P0-S0> Frances Lillian Bible (January 26, 1919 – January 29, 2001) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano who had a thirty-year-long career at the New York City Opera between 1948 and 1978. <P0-S1>  She also made a fair number of opera appearances with other companies throughout the United States, but only made a limited number of appearances abroad. <P0-S2>  Martin Bernheimer wrote in "Opera News" that, "Frances Bible was cheated by destiny. <P0-S3>  She never quite achieved the international recognition she deserved. <P0-S4>  Bible had it all—a mellow, wide-ranging mezzo-soprano, an attractive stage presence, genuine theatrical flair, a probing mind and a technique that allowed her to sing bel-canto filigree one night, Verdian drama the next. <P0-S5>  She was one of the rare American singers who savor the English language. <P0-S6>  She understood the value of economy, never stooping to easy effects. <P0-S7>  Perhaps she was too versatile, too tasteful and — dare one say it? <P0-S8>  — too intelligent for her own good." <SEP> <P1-S0> Gian Carlo Menotti (] ; July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian-American composer and librettist. <P1-S1>  Although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he kept his Italian citizenship. <P1-S2>  He wrote the classic Christmas opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors", along with over two dozen other operas intended to appeal to popular taste. <SEP> <P2-S0> Rosemary Kuhlmann (born January 30, 1922) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano and Broadway musical actress most known for originating the role of the Mother in Gian Carlo Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors", the first opera commissioned for television. <P2-S1>  Kuhlmann portrayed the role on the annual live NBC broadcast of the production from 1951 through 1962. <SEP> <P3-S0> Christmas operas are operas which are thematically based on either the Nativity of Jesus or secular Christmas stories. <P3-S1>  The earliest Christmas operas appeared in the early 17th century, not long after the creation of the art form. <P3-S2>  Because of the ban on secular theatrical works during the season of Advent, these early Christmas operas, while elaborately staged, were based on religious themes relating to the Nativity. <P3-S3>  By the mid 19th century the ban on secular operas during Advent had ceased, and operas based on a wider array of Christmas themes, such as Santa Claus and King Wenceslaus, emerged. <P3-S4>  Several operas have been inspired by Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", including works by composers Bernard Herrmann and Thea Musgrave. <P3-S5>  The story of the Magi has also been the basis of several operas, including Gian Carlo Menotti's 1951 opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors". <P3-S6>  Initially written for television performance, Menotti's opera has become the only modern Christmas opera to earn an enduring place in the live opera performance repertoire. <P3-S7>  In the 21st century, composer Kevin Puts' "Silent Night" (2011) achieved critical success and won the Pulitzer Prize for music in 2012.