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Amahl and the night visitors / by Gian Carlo Menotti ; Showcase Productions, Inc. ; G. Schirmer, Inc. ; producer, Samuel Chotzinoff ; produced for DVD by Allan Altman ; director, Kirk Browning ; conductor, Thomas Schippers.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoPleasantville, N.Y. : Video Artists International, [2007]
Description1 videodisc (46 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Jesus Christ--Nativity --Drama.
Operas.
Made-for-TV movies.
Children with disabilities--West Bank --Bethlehem --Drama.
Mothers and sons--West Bank --Bethlehem --Drama.
Other author/creatorChotzinoff, Samuel, 1889-1964.
Other author/creatorAltman, Allan, director.
Other author/creatorBrowning, Kirk, 1921-2008 director.
Other author/creatorSchippers, Thomas conductor.
Other author/creatorMcIver, Bill, performer.
Other author/creatorKuhlmann, Rosemary performer.
Other author/creatorMcKinley, Andrew, performer.
Other author/creatorAiken, David performer.
Other author/creatorLishner, Leon, 1913-1995 performer.
Other author/creatorMonachino, Francis, performer.
Other author/creatorButler, John, 1920-1993 performer.
Other author/creatorTetley, Glen, performer.
Other author/creatorGutiérrez, Carmen, performer.
Other author/creatorMenotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007. Amahl and the night visitors.
Other author/creatorShowcase Productions (New York, N.Y.)
Other author/creatorG. Schirmer, Inc.
Other author/creatorSymphony of the Air performer.
Other author/creatorColumbus Boychoir performer.
Other author/creatorVideo Artists International.
Abstract A disabled shepherd boy and his mother are visited by three men on their way to see the Baby Jesus in Bethlehem.
General noteSpecial features: An exclusive 2007 interview with Rosemary Kuhlmann, who created the role of the Mother in the premiere of Amahl (28 min.); Christmas carols sung by the Columbus Boychoir, from the original 1955 telecast (6 min.).
CreditsChoreographer, John Butler ; music and libretto, Gian Carlo Menotti ; music and artistic director, Peter Herman Adler ; designer, Eugene Berman.
Performer Bill McIver (Amahl), Rosemary Kuhlmann (Mother), Andrew McKinley (King Kaspar), David Aiken (King Melchior), Leon Lishner (King Balthazar), Francis Monachino (Page), John Butler, Glen Tetley, Carmen Gutierrez (dancing shepherds); members of the Symphony of the Air.
Date/time/place of a event noteLive telecast, originally broadcast on December 25, 1955 on NBC Opera Theatre.
Technical detailsDVD, region 0, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
LanguageSung in English with English, French, German, Italian or Spanish subtitles.
Genre/formTelevision programs.
Genre/formTelevision musicals.
Genre/formChristmas films.
Genre/formMade-for-TV movies.
Genre/formFiction films.
Other title NBC Opera Theatre.
UPC 089948440093
Publisher number4400 Video Artists International
Stock numberMidwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com

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