The historic, original, live airing of what would become an annual Christmas tradition throughout the 1950s, this opera tells the story of Amahl, a crippled shepherd boy, and his destitute mother, who provide temporary shelter to three men who are following a star to the newly-born Christ child.
Genre: Music, Drama, Family, TV Movie
Stars: Chet Allen, Rosemary Kuhlmann, Andrew McKinley, David Aiken, Leon Lishner, Francis Monachino
Crew: Kirk Browning (Director), Gian Carlo Menotti (Director), Gian Carlo Menotti (Lyricist), Samuel Chotzinoff (Producer), Charles Polachek (Associate Producer), Gian Carlo Menotti (Music)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: NBC
Runtime: 55 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 24, 1951
IMDb: 3
