Commissioned by NBC and first performed on Christmas Eve in 1951, Amahl and the Night Visitors was the first opera composed for American television. Composer Gian Carlo Menotti took inspiration from Hieronymus Bosch’s The Adoration of the Magi to create the one-act opera about the poor, crippled shepherd boy who gave shelter to the Three Kings on their way to Bethlehem. Both a coming of age story, and a Christian tale, Amahl and the Night Visitors is a treat for all ages during the holidays.
$12/general, $8/12 years and younger
1pm Saturday, December 19
Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd.
419-244-2787
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