American Classics - Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors, My Christmas / Willis, Mabry, Nashville SO, et al

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Album Summary

Performers

• Kevin Short (Voice)
• Kirsten Gunlogson (Mezzo Soprano)
• Bart LeFan (Baritone)
• Todd Thomas (Baritone)
• Ike Hawkersmith (Treble)
• Dean Anthony (Tenor)

Conductors

• Mabry, George
• Willis, Alastair

Ensemble

• Nashville Symphony Orchestra

Composer

• Gian Carlo Menotti (1911 - 2007)

Notes & Reviews:

Menotti's 'Amahl and the Night Visitors', the first opera written for television, enjoys more than five hundred performances annually around the world and is immensely popular with amateur groups. A crippled boy, Amahl, and his mother are visited by the three Kings who seek the newborn Jesus. Deciding to give his crutch to the Christ child, he is miraculously healed, and joyfully accompanies the Kings to give thanks. Sung in English, brimming with tuneful melodies for both soloists and chorus, the opera is a humorous and poignant Christmas classic beloved by people of all ages.

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Works Details

Menotti, Gian Carlo : Amahl and the Night Visitors, opera

• Performers: Kevin Short (Voice); Kirsten Gunlogson (Mezzo Soprano); Bart LeFan (Baritone); Todd Thomas (Baritone); Ike Hawkersmith (Treble); Dean Anthony (Tenor)
• Conductor: Alastair Willis
• Ensemble: Nashville Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Laura Turner Concert Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN (12/03/2006-12/06/2006)
• Running Time: 3 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1951

Menotti, Gian Carlo : My Christmas, for male chorus & ensemble

• Conductor: George Mabry
• Ensemble: Nashville Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 12 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1987