Amahl and the Night Visitors December 6, 2008

Madonna University Lyric Theatre Performers in association with the Millennium Centre present this traditional holiday classic. Gian Carlo Menotti's opera !Amahl and the Night Visitors' was originally commissioned for television by NBC. It was the first opera written for the media and was premiered on Christmas Eve 1951. 'Amahl' is the touching and charming story of a poor crippled boy who met with the three wise men and followed them to pay homage to the baby Christ. In doing so, a miracle happens and the boy was cured.