Amahal and the Night Visitors
Gian-Carlo Menotti (1911-2007)
First Performed: NBC Studio 8H, NBC Opera Theatre, December 24, 1951
Another Fact: Amahl is the first opera written for television,
and the first network television Christmas special to become an annual broadcast tradition.
Program notes are posted as they become available.
Written for: flute, 2 oboes, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, percussion, harp/piano, and strings. Boy soprano, soprano, tenor, baritone, 2 basses, dancers [1211-1100-perc-hp.pf-str]
