Amahl and the Night Visitors
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Amahl and the Night Visitors is a one-act Christmas opera by Gian Carlo Menotti, written for television and telling the story of a poor, disabled boy who encounters the Three Kings on their way to visit the Christ child.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
one-act opera
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opera ⓘ television opera ⓘ |
| characterTraitOfAmahl |
disabled
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poor ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Gian Carlo Menotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter | the Three Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastDate | 1951-12-24 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceType | live television broadcast ⓘ |
| genre | Christmas opera ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | through-composed ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Christ child
NERFINISHED
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visit of the Magi ⓘ |
| hasVocalForces |
chorus
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solo voices ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | sacred drama ⓘ |
| intendedOccasion | Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Gian Carlo Menotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Amahl
NERFINISHED
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Amahl's mother NERFINISHED ⓘ Balthazar NERFINISHED ⓘ Caspar NERFINISHED ⓘ Melchior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first opera composed for American television ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| originalBroadcaster | NBC Opera Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A poor, disabled boy and his mother receive a visit from the Three Kings on their way to see the Christ child. ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1951-12-24 ⓘ |
| premiereMedium | television ⓘ |
| productionCompany | NBC Opera Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recurringPerformanceTradition | annual Christmas broadcasts in the United States ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | time of the Nativity of Jesus ⓘ |
| settingPlace | a poor house in Bethlehem region ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Christian Nativity story ⓘ |
| targetAudienceContext | family ⓘ |
| theme |
charity
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faith ⓘ miracles ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | night ⓘ |
| writtenFor | television ⓘ |
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