When it comes to the holidays in the opera world there are few standards as beloved as Gian Carlo Menotti’s AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS. The first opera written expressly for television and first ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jane Levere is a New York-based freelance writer covering the arts. On Site Opera, which presents site-specific operas in ...

Lincoln Center Theater's production of the family opera Amahl and the Night Visitors recently opened at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Read the reviews here! The production is the first seasonal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 1—The Athens Community Chorus presents Amahl and the Night Visitors, Sunday at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Athens.

Gabriel Preisser had an idea, the kind of idea about which cartoon characters would say, “That’s so crazy it just might work.” What if a beloved and sacred musical tradition for many could be expanded ...

In the desert lands of the first century, a young boy catches the sight of a giant star. Later that evening, as his mother prays for the family’s future, they are visited by three mysterious kings on ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It seems all but unthinkable today: A major TV network hires a famous composer to write an original opera and broadcasts it live in prime time on Christmas Eve. But it was a different ...

If you’re still in that Christmas spirit, then there’s an operatic performance that you won’t want to miss. This special opera marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas. Yes, most people think about ...

The cast of Resonance Works' Amahl and the Night Vistors from left to right: Andrew Maughan (King Kaspar), Andrew Adelsberger (King Melchoir), Ivy Walz (Amahl's Mother), Jonathan Stuckey (King ...

A scene from the 1965 performance of Amahl and the Night Visitors on NBC. Sounds like a fairy tale, but it’s true. The NBC Opera Theatre commissioned and produced opera productions for its parent ...