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Amahl and the Night Visitors

8.0Dec 24, 19510h 55mMusicDramaFamilyTV Movie

Directed by Kirk Browning, Gian Carlo Menotti

Written by Gian Carlo Menotti

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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Cast

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Chet Allen

Amahl

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Rosemary Kuhlmann

The Mother

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Andrew McKinley

King Caspar

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David Aiken

King Melchior

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Leon Lishner

King Balthazar

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Francis Monachino

The Page

Melissa Hayden

Melissa Hayden

Dancer

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Nicholas Magallanes

Dancer

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Glen Tetley

Dancer