Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951)

Music · Drama · Family · TV Movie

Overview

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.

Cast

• Chet Allen as Amahl
• Rosemary Kuhlmann as The Mother
• Andrew McKinley as King Caspar
• David Aiken as King Melchior
• Leon Lishner as King Balthazar
• Francis Monachino as The Page
• Melissa Hayden as Dancer
• Nicholas Magallanes as Dancer
• Glen Tetley as Dancer

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