Amahl and the Night Visitors
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 12/09/2023
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This beloved family-friendly short opera is the perfect way to celebrate the season. Featuring a vibrant cast of singers, Amahl and the Night Visitors is produced by ProVoce Studio, and directed by Gabrielle Kemeny.
Tickets: $25 adults, $20 seniors/students, $10 children
A note from the composer:
This is an opera for children because it tries to recapture my own childhood. You see, when I was a child I lived in Italy, and in Italy we have no Santa Claus. I suppose that Santa Claus is much too busy with American children to be able to handle Italian children as well. Our gifts were brought to us by the Three Kings, instead.
I actually never met the Three Kings—it didn't matter how hard my little brother and I tried to keep awake at night to catch a glimpse of the Three Royal Visitors, we would always fall asleep just before they arrived. But I do remember hearing them. I remember the weird cadence of their song in the dark distance; I remember the brittle sound of the camel's hooves crushing the frozen snow; and I remember the mysterious tinkling of their silver bridles.
—Gian-Carlo Menotti
Proceeds from the event will be allocated to the Emmanuel College Food Bank and to the Glebe Road United Church Refugee Fund.
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