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""A new version of Gian Carlo Menotti's 1951 opera. Amahl and the night visitors premiered on Christmas Eve 27 years ago tonight, the first opera written especially for television. A success with critics and viewers alike, it was a yuletide tradition until 1966, when it was withdrawn from TV at the composer's request. Menotti, who wrote the libretto as well as the music, personally supervised this 1978 revival, which was filmed in London and Israel. The story takes place at the humble cottage of an impoverished widow and her crippled son, Amahl, on the road to Bethlehem. It is the eve of the first Christmas, and when the Three Kings arrive with gifts for the Christ Child, Amahl's mother grants them lodging, and, unknowingly, creates a problem for her son: how can he match the Kings' tribute when all he has to offer is his crutch?"--TV guide, December 24, 1978."@en
""Rejoice in the simple story of the crippled boy Amahl and his devoted mother who live in poverty among the shepherds of Jerusalem. Then one starlit night, some strangers appear at their door: Three Kings who are on their way to Bethlehem."--Container."@en
""Rejoice in the simple story of the crippled boy Amahl and his devoted mother who live in poverty among the shepherds of Jerusalem. Then one starlit night, some strangers appear at their door: Three Kings who are on their way to Bethlehem."--Container."
"Premier opéra écrit pour la télévision et créé aux États-Unis le 24 décembre 1951. Amahl est un petit berger infirme qui vit misérablement avec sa mère. Un soir, des étrangers en route vers Bethléem leur demandent l'hospitalité: ce sont les Mages qu'ils accueillent avec respect. Au cours de la nuit, la mère dérobe un peu d'or aux Rois et est surprise en flagrant délit. Les Rois lui abandonnent son larcin: l'Enfant qu'ils cherchent bâtira son royaume sur l'Amour. Amahl offre sa béquille comme cadeau à cet Enfant et le miracle se produit: il est guéri. Amahl accompagne alors les Rois pour remercier l'Enfant Dieu."
"Menotti's opera which relates how a crippled young shepherd comes to accompany the three kings on their way to pay hommage to the newborn Jesus."@en
"Menotti's opera which relates how a crippled young shepherd comes to accompany the three kings on their way to pay hommage to the newborn Jesus."
"Gian Carlo Menotti's traditional Christmas opera, as filmed in London and the Holy Land."@en
""Throughout the decade of the 1950s, Gian Carlo Menotti's opera Amahl and the night visitors was a beloved Christmas television tradition, shown live every year, beginning with its premiere performance in 1951. Amahl was the first opera to be commissioned for television, and the first to fully exploit the potential of the new medium. With a libretto (in English) of great lyrical beauty, penned by the composer himself, and a cast of superb singing actors, Amahl magnificently achieves the goal of NBC Opera Theatre's founders, which was "to bring sincerity and realism to opera". The work, tailored by Menotti for children, was for many an eye-opening introduction into the world of opera as musical theater. It remains a delightful, inspirational, and ultimately deeply moving experience."--Conteneur."
"The Three Kings on their way to Bethlehem stop to rest at the hut of Amahl, a crippled boy, and his mother. A miracle occurs and Amahl leaves with the Kings to make a gift of his crutch to the child."@en
"Rejoice in the simple story of the crippled boy Amahl and his devoted mother who live in poverty among the shepherds of Jerusalem. Then one starlit night, some strangers appear at their door: Three Kings who are on their way to Bethlehem."@en
"A disabled shepherd boy and his mother are visited by three men on their way to see the Baby Jesus in Bethlehem."@en
"Spectacle musical sur scène enregistré en direct le 25 décembre 1955 au NBC Opera Theatre."
"Live production at Asbury College, Jan. 20, 1989."@en
"Rejoice in the simple story of the crippled boy Amahl and his devoted mother who live in poverty among the shepherds of Jerusalem. Then one starlit night, some strangers appear at their door: Three Kings who are on their way to Bethlehem. What happens next is nothing less than a miracle."@en
"A widow and her crippled shepherd son Amahl host the three Magi, Kaspar, Melchior and Balthazar, on their way to see the Christ Child."@en
"A disabled shepherd boy and his mother are visited by three men on their way to see the birth of Baby Jesus in Bethlehem."@en
"A disabled shepherd boy and his mother are visited by three men on their way to see the birth of Baby Jesus in Bethlehem."
"Suppléments: "An exclusive 2007 interview with Rosemary Kuhlmann, who created the role of the Mother in the premiere of Amahl (28 min); Christmas carols sung by the Columbus Boychoir, from the original 1955 telecast (6 min)"--Cf. conteneur."