Amahl and the Night Visitors
Opera by Gian Carlo Menotti / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Amahl and the Night Visitors?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For the films, see Amahl and the Night Visitors (1957 film) and Amahl and the Night Visitors (1996 film).
Amahl and the Night Visitors is an opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti with an original English libretto by the composer.[1] It was commissioned by NBC and first performed by the NBC Opera Theatre on December 24, 1951, in New York City at NBC Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center, where it was broadcast live on television from that venue as the debut production of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. It was the first opera specifically composed for television in the United States.[2]
Quick Facts Amahl and the Night Visitors, Librettist ...
Amahl and the Night Visitors | |
---|---|
Television opera by Gian Carlo Menotti | |
Librettist | Menotti |
Language | English |
Based on | Hieronymus Bosch's The Adoration of the Magi |
Premiere |
Close
Quick Facts External videos ...
External videos | |
---|---|
You may watch the premier televised broadcast of Gian Carlo Menotti's opera Amahl and the Night Visitors in 1951 here |
Close