Category:Amahl (subject)

Amahl is a literary character--a boy living in Palestine at the time of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The character was created by Gian Carlo Menotti in 1951; see Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951 Menotti), opera.

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This page is edited by Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan.

In 1951 Italian-American composer Gian Carlo Menotti was commissioned an opera to be broadcast on TV for Christmas. Menotti created the story of Amahl, a poor crippled boy living with his widow mother and being visited by the Magi on their way to Bethlehem.

• Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951 Menotti), opera
• Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951 Schippers, Allen / @1951 Menotti), American (TV) production, video recording, world premiere (opera)
• Amahl and the Night Visitors (1952 Frost, Duvoisin / @1951 Menotti), children's book
• Amahl e gli ospiti notturni = Amahl and the Night Visitors, Italian ed. (1953 Stokowski / @1951 Menotti), Florence (stage) production, sound recording (opera)
• Amahl and the Night Visitors (1955 Schippers, McIver / @1951 Menotti), American (TV) production, video recording (opera)
• Amahl and the Night Visitors (1978 López-Cobos / @1951 Menotti), American (TV) production, video recording (opera)
• Amahl and the Night Visitors (1986 Frost, Lemieux / @1951 Menotti), children's book
• Amahl and the Night Visitors (1986 Syrus / @1951 Menotti), London (stage) production, sound recording (opera)
• Amahl and the Night Visitors (2006 Willis / @1951 Menotti), Nashville (stage) production, sound recording (opera)

Amahl is a fictional character, born for the opera. Menotti's work, however, was so successful that Amahl has become a popular character not only in music, but also in video productions and literary adaptations.