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Amahl and the night visitors
(DVD)
Contributors
Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008, director.
Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007, composer,
Chotzinoff, Samuel, 1889-1964, producer.
Altman, Allan, television producer.
Schippers, Thomas, conductor.
Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007, composer,
Chotzinoff, Samuel, 1889-1964, producer.
Altman, Allan, television producer.
Schippers, Thomas, conductor.
Published
Pleasantville, New York : VAI, Video Artists International, [2015].
Format
DVD
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (46 min.) : black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + leaflet, 4 unnumbered pages
Status
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Published
Pleasantville, New York : VAI, Video Artists International, [2015].
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
UPC
089948440093
Notes
General Note
Opera in one act.
General Note
Produced for DVD by Allan Altman.
General Note
Full screen (1.33:1).
General Note
Special features: An exclusive 2007 interview with Rosemary Kuhlmann, who created the role of the Mother in the premiere of Amahl (28 min.); Christmas carols sung by the Columbus Boychoir, from the original 1955 telecast (6 min., 3 sec.).
General Note
Program notes by Rebecca Paller (adapted from Opera Magazine) inserted in container.
Creation/Production Credits
Choreographer, John Butler ; music and libretto, Gian Carlo Menotti ; music and artistic director, Peter Herman Adler ; designer, Eugene Berman ; production staged by the Gian Carolo Menotti.
Participants/Performers
Andrew McKinley (King Kaspar), Rosemary Kuhlmann (Mother), Bill McIver (Amahl), David Aiken (King Melchior), Leon Lishner (King Balthazar), Francis Monachino (Page), John Butler, Glen Tetley, Carmen Gutierrez (dancing shepherds) ; conductor, Thomas Schippers ; members of the Symphony of the Air.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Live telecast, originally broadcast 1955 December 25 on NBC Opera Theatre.
Description
A disabled shepherd boy and his mother are visited by three men on their way to see the Baby Jesus in Bethlehem.
System Details
DVD, full screen, region 0, Dolby Digital mono, NTSC.
Language
Sung in English with optional English subtitles.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Browning, K., Menotti, G. C., Chotzinoff, S., Altman, A., Schippers, T., McIver, B., Kuhlmann, R., McKinley, A., Aiken, D., Lishner, L., Monachino, F., Butler, J., Tetley, G., Gutierrez, C., & Menotti, G. C. (2015). Amahl and the night visitors (Full screen version.). VAI, Video Artists International.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kirk Browning et al.. 2015. Amahl and the Night Visitors. VAI, Video Artists International.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kirk Browning et al.. Amahl and the Night Visitors VAI, Video Artists International, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Browning, Kirk, et al. Amahl and the Night Visitors Full screen version., VAI, Video Artists International, 2015.
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