Amahl & The Night Visitors: Intimate Opera Company Presents the Holiday Classic
The Pasadena Playhouse (39 S. El Molino Ave. Pasadena, CA 91101)
- Full Price:
- $35.00 - $80.00
- Our Price:
- $17.50 - $40.00*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for Amahl & The Night Visitors have expired.
The last date listed for Amahl & The Night Visitors was Sunday December 19, 2010 / 2:00pm.
Goldstar Member Tips
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bozlightyear on Other
The ushers provide nicely done programs to each guest.
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Patricia Perez-villalobos on What to Wear
It was pouring rain. Christmas colors under all the rain coats.
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bozlightyear on What to Wear
People tend to dress nicely for this holiday production
16 Goldstar Member Reviews
Patricia Perez-villalobos
We loved it. This one act Opera was wonderful. The perfect Christmas story. The child star's voice was beautiful. This was the first English sung Opera I've seen, and I real enjoyed it. I would highly recommend this production.Written on Dec 20 2010
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Great experience. Great opera company. Will go to see them again.Written on Feb 06 2011
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Albert Watts
Wonderful christmas story. Intimate opera unfortunately ran out of luck.Written on Jan 01 2012
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More Information About Amahl & The Night Visitors
Website
http://pasadenaplayhouse.org/Site/amahl.html
Quotes & Highlights
- Amahl and the Night Visitors was written in 1951, and is the first opera ever commissioned for television. It premiered that same year on NBC on Christmas Eve.
- See Intimate Opera Company's website.
Description
Amahl and the Night Visitors is an opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti, starring Suzanna Guzman as the Mother, and directed by Stephanie Vlahos.
Menotti's beloved classic is an inspiring story of healing and hope, and is a musical event the entire family will enjoy.
It is the story of Amahl, a poor lame shepherd boy, who often angers his mother with his habitual lying. As the story opens, he is telling her about a great star he has seen in the night sky. Later she is again angered when he informs her that three kings have come to visit them. When three kings actually enter bearing lavish gifts for a child they are seeking, she welcomes them and has Amahl gather the neighbors to entertain them. Later that night, Amahl's mother tries to steal some of the kings' gold, hoping it will help her son. She is caught, but the kings kindly offer to let her keep the gold, for the child they seek has no need of earthly riches. She is told of the light the child will bring to the world. Moved, the mother returns the gold, and Amahl offers his crutch as an additional gift for the child. Miraculously, he finds he can walk and so leaves with the kings to pay homage to the newborn king.