Title:
Amahl and the night visitors / by Gian Carlo Menotti ; Showcase Productions, Inc. ; G. Schirmer, Inc. ; producer, Samuel Chotzinoff ; produced for DVD by Allan Altman ; director, Kirk Browning ; conductor, Thomas Schippers.
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Publication Information:
Pleasantville, N.Y. : Video Artists International, [2007]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (46 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Special features: An exclusive 2007 interview with Rosemary Kuhlmann, who created the role of the Mother in the premiere of Amahl (28 min.); Christmas carols sung by the Columbus Boychoir, from the original 1955 telecast (6 min.).
"Historic 1955 telecast staged by the composer conducted by Thomas Schippers"
DVD, region 0, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
Summary:
A disabled shepherd boy and his mother are visited by three men on their way to see the Baby Jesus in Bethlehem.
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Language Note:
Sung in English, English, French, German, Italian or Spanish subtitles.
Performer:
Bill McIver (Amahl), Rosemary Kuhlmann (Mother), Andrew McKinley (King Kaspar), David Aiken (King Melchior), Leon Lishner (King Balthazar), Francis Monachino (Page), John Butler, Glen Tetley, Carmen Gutierrez (dancing shepherds); members of the Symphony of the Air.
Production Credits:
Choreographer, John Butler ; music and libretto, Gian Carlo Menotti ; music and artistic director, Peter Herman Adler ; designer, Eugene Berman.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Live telecast, originally broadcast on December 25, 1955 on NBC Opera Theatre.
OCLC Number:
ocn174555194
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1