Amahl and the Night Visitors
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.
Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951)
Kirk Browning
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
8.0/10
3 votes
Rating consensus
80/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~80/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Chet Allen
Amahl
Rosemary Kuhlmann
The Mother
Andrew McKinley
King Caspar
David Aiken
King Melchior
Leon Lishner
King Balthazar
Francis Monachino
The Page
Melissa Hayden
Dancer
Nicholas Magallanes
Dancer
Glen Tetley
Dancer
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Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951)
Kirk Browning
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