Poor Richard’s Opera will present 6 fully staged performances of Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors
FREE TO THE PUBLIC - "pay what you wish" in advance or at the door
Amahl and the Night Visitors tells the story of a young, crippled boy, Amahl, and his encounter with three kings on their journey to witness the birth of the Jesus Christ. The story, inspired by Hieronymus Bosch’s painting, The Adoration of the Magi, portrays Amahl’s innocence and his mother’s struggles to reconcile their poverty-stricken life with the lavish gifts the kings carry when they stop to rest with Amahl and his mother. After a group of shepherds celebrate the kings’ arrival, Amahl’s mother is tempted to steal from the kings and her transgressions are overwhelmed by a miracle the kings themselves cannot believe.
Producer – Siddhartha Misra
Music Director - Ting-Ting Wong
Associate Music Director – Abigail LaVecchia
Stage Director – Mo Zhou
Chorus Master – Valerie Haber
Amahl – Shayna Federico, Marissa Perri
Mother – Maren Montalbano, Cara Latham
King Kaspar - Siddhartha Misra, Daniel Taylor
King Melchior – Paul Corujo, Garrett Obrycki
King Balthazar – Benjamin Williams, Michael Mekailek
Chorus
Sopranos – Laura Shanahan, Jacqueline Lowery
Altos – Beatrice Osborne, Liz Brennan
Tenors – Dane Allison, Edward Latham
Basses – Glen Haber, Andrew Shaw
Members of the choirs from Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Flourtown Presbyterian Church, and Church of the Redeemer
