Amahl and the Night Visitors
The historic, original, live airing of what would become an annual Christmas tradition throughout the 1950s, this opera tells the story of Amahl, a crippled shepherd boy, and his destitute mother, who provide temporary shelter to three men who are following a star to the newly-born Christ child.
- Year: 1951
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Music, Drama, Family, TV Movie
- Studio: NBC
- Keyword: opera, christianity, live broadcast, nativity, christmas
- Director: Gian Carlo Menotti, Kirk Browning
- Cast: Chet Allen, Rosemary Kuhlmann, Andrew McKinley, David Aiken, Leon Lishner, Francis Monachino