Perfect for the entire family, Amahl and the Night Visitors is a charming, one-act, Christmas story that marks two historical firsts: it was the first opera to be written for television and it was featured as the first Hallmark Hall of Fame special.  The composer, Gian Carlo Menotti, reigned as one of America’s most prolific operatic composers for nearly four decades; his honors include a Pulitzer Prize. Similar to the character Amahl, as a child Menotti was thought to be cured of a crippled leg after his nurse took him to a shrine.

Performed in English with projected Spanish Translations.
ROSE MARINE THEATER, 1440 N. MAIN, fort worth

story | Amahl is a poor, crippled boy who by chance crosses paths with the three Wise Men on their way to visit the infant Jesus. The men need a place to stay for the night and, in spite of her poverty, Amahl’s mother generously offers her hospitality to the splendid visitors. The Kings take a liking to the energetic boy and feel pity for his mother, eventually giving her the gold originally intended for the baby Jesus, saying that the Child they seek has no need of it. Amahl and his mother are moved by the story of Jesus. When Amahl hands the wise man his only possession, his crutch, as a gift for the Child, he receives a miraculous blessing of his own.