Amahl and the Night Visitors A magical and musical holiday tradition for all ages! Saturday, December 3, 2011, 3:00pm Sunday, December 4, 2011, 3:00pm Harold Washington Library Center, Cindy Pritzker Auditorium 400 South State Street, Chicago, IL Please click here for directions/parking information. Composer/Librettist—Gian Carlo Menotti Directed by Francis Menotti, son of Gian Carlo Menotti Conductor—Victoria Bond Choreographer—Dame Libby Komaiko Featuring dancers from Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater Sung in English with orchestra Featuring a children’s chorus! One of the most popular operas of all time, Amahl and the Night Visitors tells the story of how a crippled, young shepherd boy’s life changes forever when he sees an amazing star “as big as a window.” When three foreign kings following the star in their search for a wondrous child encounter Amahl and his mother, the result is a timeless and inspiring message of how faith, charity, unselfish love and good deeds can work miracles. This production will be directed by Francis Menotti, based on his father’s original 1951 production.

GENERAL ADMISSION SEATING Adults: $25 Seniors (65+) and *Students: $20 Children: $10 12 and under (*I.D. required at door) ORDER TICKETS: Saturday 12/3 Sunday 12/4

Make this beloved Christmas classic a part of your holiday tradition!

“Miraculously…forever young.  It’s comforting to know that a gentle little opera about a lame boy who meets up with three kings can still work its magic on us.”
 - Opera magazine

“… a work that few indeed could have seen and heard save through blurred eyes and with emotions that were not easy to conceal.” - New York Times

"This one-act work (as in short for the attention-challenged) is one of those truly rare family works that is immediately accessible on every level—by both children and opera novices—and yet is still meaningful to the most seasoned opera-goers."
- Dennis Polkow, Newcity Stage

“The performance demonstrated the careful attention to detail which Barbara Landis, Chamber Opera Chicago’s General Director, bestows on all its productions. The conductor, Victoria Bond, is first rate…The setting was designed by Ann Davis and was also first-rate, as was the stage direction…Barbara Landis (as Amahl's Mother) managed this dramatically difficult role well, convincing in its progress from a strict disciplinarian to a sympathetic young woman. The parting of mother and son at the work’s close was moving indeed. Patrick Blackwell was a standout among the kings.”
- Richard Covello, Arts Administrator, NIB Foundation;
Reviewer for Chicago Tribune and Opera Canada

“I loved it. It gave me such a good holiday feeling…it lightened my heart!”
- Patron post-show comment

A 20 minute program of Austrian and German Christmas carols, sung by the Children’s Chorus, will begin each performance.

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