Name: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Director: Kirk Browning
Genre: Music
Released: 1955-12-25
Duration: 46 min
Cast: Bill McIver, Rosemary Kuhlmann, Andrew McKinley, David Aiken, Leon Lishner

Amahl and the Night Visitors (1955)

46m

About Amahl and the Night Visitors Movie

Directed by Kirk Browning, Amahl and the Night Visitors (1955) is a Music Movie. It stars Andrew McKinley, David Aiken, Leon Lishner. A destitute, crippled child and his mother are visited late one night by three traveling strangers who claim to be following a star so that they may bring gifts to a newborn king. The yearly live telecasts of Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors were a cherished Christmas tradition throughout the 1950s. In addition, since its premiere in 1951, Amahl has been performed regularly by community groups and small opera companies throughout the US, making it the single most popular American opera. This production, staged by the composer himself and originally telecast on Christmas Day, 1955, is a testament to the work’s enduring power to move the heart and stir the soul. Starring Rosemary Kuhlmann as the Mother and Bill McIver as Amahl. Members of the Symphony of the Air are under the direction of Thomas Schippers.

Movie Details

Release Date25 Dec 1955

Runtime46m

StatusReleased

DirectorKirk Browning

GenreMusic

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