Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951)
80% User Rating
55min
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.
Gian Carlo MenottiDirector
