Liz Helenchild will be playing Judy Mayhan’s 1975 production of “Amahl & the Night Visitors” December 18 on KZYX…
Photo by Nicholas Wilson, Poster & program image by Charles Stevenson.
Tune in & listen to a magical piece of local history Monday, December 18 on KZYX.
Originally, written by Gian-Carlo Menotti for NBC television & aired first Dec 24, 1951.
In Menotti’s own words:
“This is an opera for children because it tries to capture my own childhood… When I was a child I lived in Italy, there was no Santa Claus…Our gifts were brought by the three Kings— It didn’t matter how hard my brother & I tried to keep awake, we would always fall asleep before they arrived. But I do remember them. I remember the wierd cadence of their song in the dark distance. I remember the brittle sound of their camel’s hooves crushing the frozen snow; and I remember the mysterious tinkling of their silver bridals…”
Below is cast & musician info:
Amahl and the Night Visitors – performed in the Helen Schoeni Theatre at the Mendocino Art Center, Dec 12 – 21, 1975
Joel Ginsberg – Amahl
Judy Mayhan – Mother
Three Kings: Harold Robinson, Otak, AKA Steven Jump, Robert Greenway (Casper)
Page to the Kings: Clifford Sanders
Musical Director: Roberta Paskos
Director: Robert Boler
Set Design & poster: Charles Stevenson
Chorus: Yo-Te-He (aka Helene Eve), Arlene Ortner, K Rudin (& others)
Orchestra: Virginia Cross – Flute; Jane Gardner – Violin; Tony Miksak – Cello; Steve Gray – piano.
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