Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007)
Amahl and the Night Visitors, opéra en 1 acte

Bill McIver (Amahl)
Rosemary Kuhlmann (Mother)
Andrew McKinley (Kaspar)
David Aiken (Melchior)
Leon Lishner (Balthazar)
Membres du Symphony of the Air
Thomas Schippers, direction
Gian Carlo Menotti, mise en scène

AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS (Menotti) The yearly live telecasts of Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors were a cherished Christmas tradition throughout the 1950s. This production, staged by the composer himself and originally telecast on Christmas Day, 1955, is a testament to the work’s enduring power to move the heart and stir the soul. Starring Rosemary Kuhlmann as the Mother and Bill McIver as Amahl. Members of the Symphony of the Air are conducted byThomas Schippers. As a bonus, from the same broadcast the Columbus Boychoir are heard in a program of Christmas carols. DVD also includes an exclusive 2007 interview with Rosemary Kuhlmann. 55 min.