"Amahl And The Night Visitors"

This operetta was before all Christmas specials had to be animation or yet another reworking of "Christmas Carol" or "It's A Wonderful Life". It was commissioned for Television, and served as the debut production for 'Hallmark Hall of Fame'.
This was back when there was still some hope on the East Coast that TV might be more than just Murrow's prediction of "wires in a box", back in the days of 'Studio One', 'Playhouse 90', and 'Omnibus'. I doubt it could be made today; remade, maybe.....
I better get off the soapbox. I'm getting a nosebleed.......
BCnU!
Toby OB
1 comment:
Toby, you're absolutely right. Amahl is a remarkable piece of work, regardless of which version you see (although Menotti himself strongly disapproved of the 1963 version). I've recently written a piece about the 1951 premiere of Amahl, which is at TVParty.com.
I also couldn't agree with you more about the state of TV today. My problem isn't nosebleeds; instead, it's a headache from banging my head against the wall so often... :)
Mitchell
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