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Amahl & The Night Visitors 
December 17 at 7:30 pm @ Manship Theatre
December 18 at 3:00 pm @ Manship  Theatre

Amahl & The Night Visitors 
by Gian Carlo Menotti

with variations of
The Nutcracker

Based on Italian folk tales of the Nativity and Epiphany, Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors is a retelling of the story of the Magi from the point of view of a young disabled boy named Amahl, who lives in poverty with his widowed mother near Bethlehem. He sees a bright star in the sky one night and tells his mother to go look, but she brushes him off, buried in concern over their bleak future and lack of means with which to support themselves. That night, three kings come across their meager hut and seek shelter, for they have traveled long and far following the star of which Amahl had spoken. They bring with them treasure and gifts to give to “the Child” who has just been born and who will reign over all. Blinded by the lure of the gold and what it could do for her family. the Mother attempts to steal just a bit of the treasure, but is caught red-handed. What no one expects is a gift far greater than gold--blessed by the Child, Amahl finds himself suddenly cured of his disability. A vivid and accessible tale originally created for television, Amahl and the Night Visitors is a perfect first opera--or hundredth!

 

Opéra Louisiane's production will feature and include young dancers from the Dance Center & School of Performing Art performing excerpts from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. 

MANSHIP THEATRE / DECEMBER 17 & 18 

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Sammie Vaughn

Amahl

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Maurice Hendricks

King Balhazar

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Sara Crigger

The Mother

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Frank Convit

The Page

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Genaro Mendez

King Kaspar

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Michael Borowitz

Conductor

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Dennis Jesse

King Melchior

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James Marvel

Stage Director

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