Feature film — 1951
Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951)
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.
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A high-signal pick with 3 votes.
NBC
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Director: Gian Carlo Menotti
On screen
Cast & crew
Chet Allen
Amahl
Rosemary Kuhlmann
The Mother
Andrew McKinley
King Caspar
David Aiken
King Melchior
Leon Lishner
King Balthazar
Francis Monachino
The Page

Melissa Hayden
Dancer
Nicholas Magallanes
Dancer
Glen Tetley
Dancer
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