Amahl and the Night Visitors (1957 film) explained

Based On:	Amahl and the Night Visitors by Menotti
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Producer:	Christopher Muir
Company:	ABC
Released:	^[1]

Amahl and the Night Visitors is a 1957 Australian TV play. It was a filmed version of the opera Amahl and the Night Visitors by Menotti. The ABC had previously televised Menotti's The Telephone and this was the second opera they broadcast.^{[2] [3] [4]}

It was broadcast live in Melbourne, recorded, then shown in Sydney. It was presented by members of the Elizabethan Theatre Trust's Australian Opera Company and the Victorian Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Joseph Post.^[5]

See also

• List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)

Notes and References

1. News: TELEVISION PARADE . . 25 . 29 . 25 December 1957 . 2 June 2016 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
2. Web site: ABC Television Opera Productions . 2 June 2016 . 16 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160316140436/http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/assets/contributions/abc-tv-operas.htm . dead .
3. Stephen. Vagg. 60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s. Filmink. February 18, 2019.
4. News: Adelaide Boy Will be Amahl. The Age. 12 December 1957. 12.
5. News: TELEVISION PARADE . . 25 . [?] . 27 November 1957 . 2 June 2016 . 12 . National Library of Australia.