*Opera Amahl and the Night Visitors

Amahl and the Night Visitors
Gian Carlo Menotti
Presented by Diehn School of Music Opera Theater

Director of Opera Theater/Stage Director Larry Jay Giddens
Conductor/Music Director Cristina Loyola
Accompanist Dr. Kelly Montgomery
Choreographer Erin Matteson

Cast
Amahl Kristiana Jones
Mother Nairobi King
King Kaspar Simon Sealey
King Melchior Frank Veliz
King Balthazar David Whyte (Melchoir Cover)
The Page Gage Pierce
Shepherd Chorus
Nancy Phillips soprano (Amahl cover)
Emma Boney mezzo (Mother cover)
Addison Maldonado tenor (Kaspar cover)
Lars Nyman baritone (Page cover)
Gage Pierce baritone (Balthazar cover)

String Quintet
Hannah Soca violin
Keats Foreman violin
Megan McFadden viola
Brian Cortes-Bofill cello
Pablo Miranda-Delgado double-bass

Short Synopsis
Amahl and the Night Visitors is a holiday favorite full of joy and cheer for family and friends. The story tells of the night the Three Kings, following the star to Bethlehem, stop for shelter at the home of Amahl, a poor, crippled shepherd boy who lives with his widowed mother. Inspired by the Wise Men's tale of a kingdom "built on love alone," Amahl offers his own simple gift to the Holy Child.