Amahl, a poor shepherd boy, and his mother provide a resting place near Bethlehem to three strangers: The Three Kings following a star to find a newborn king. Amahl and his mother as characters in ...

In the desert lands of the first century, a young boy catches the sight of a giant star. Later that evening, as his mother prays for the family’s future, they are visited by three mysterious kings on ...

Before I saw Central City Opera’s The Saint of Bleecker Street, my knowledge of Gian Carlo Menotti was confined to the Christmas classic Amahl and the Night Visitors and his short ballet The Unicorn, ...

In Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera, the three wise men — on their way to the famous stable — visit a young shepherd boy named Amahl and his mother. In Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera, the three wise men — on ...

This weekend, the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra is making the central Vermont community a gift of Gian Carlo Menotti’s Christmas opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” with two free performances. “It’s ...