Classical MPR’s Mindy Ratner talks with 11-year-old Nathaniel Irvin of Maple Grove , who has the the title role in Gian Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” performed by the Minnesota Orchestra with the James Sewell Ballet.
Written for television in 1951, the opera has become a modern Christmas classic. It tells the story of a young boy who encounters the three kings on their way to Bethlehem.
Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
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