Amahl and the Night Visitors
Buy ticketsAmahl and the Night Visitors by Menotti is a much-loved opera for the whole family, which since its premiere in 1951 has become a Christmas classic around the world.
Amahl, a poor widow’s son, who can only walk with the help of a crutch, is amazed one evening to see a huge star hovering over their house. Three strangers arrive and seek shelter for the night. This is the beginning of a night filled with wonders for Amahl and his mother.
Amahl and the Night Visitors is a traditional Christmas tale with familiar references to our cultural heritage. It's the story of the Three Kings in search of Baby Jesus, but with a twist. Here, the main character is the poor and disabled young boy Amahl, who lives with his mother.
Photos: Magnus Skrede (from the performance in 2022, with Benjamin Winter in the title role):
Amahl and the Night Visitors
is an opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti
Translated to Norwegian by Marit Selfjord
Gunvald Ottesen / Conductor
Victoria Bomann-Larsen / Stage Director
Odd Halstensen / Set and Lighting Design
Cathrine Ahlsen / Costume Design
Håkon Matti Skrede / Chorus Master
Jakob Elias Kivijärvi Hals / Amahl
Ivi Karnezi / Amahl's mother
Mikkel Fjeld Skorpen / King Kaspar
Håvard Stensvold / King Melchior
Jacob Abel / King Balthazar
Samuel Winter / The Page
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Singers from Edvard Grieg Choirs
Sung and texted in Norwegian
Best suited for school-aged children and adults of all ages
AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS 2024
18th December at 5 PM
19th December at 5 PM and 7 PM
Peer Gynt-salen in Grieghallen
A new production by Bergen National Opera, presented in collaboration with Musikkselskapet Harmonien and Edvard Grieg Choirs
With generous support from the Abraham Odfjell Foundation and SR-Banken
Contributors
![Ivi Karnezi](/imager/images/Program/2022/Amahl/116352/Ivi-Karnezi-bw-1x1_b52aeff1da97c6da6d7956e791a586c1.jpg)
Ivi Karnezi
Amahl's mother
![Mikkel Skorpen bw 1x1](/imager/images/Program/2022/Amahl/116996/Mikkel-Skorpen-bw-1x1_b52aeff1da97c6da6d7956e791a586c1.jpg)
Mikkel Skorpen
King Kaspar
![Havard Stensvold photo by Studio Lasse Berre web bw L](/imager/images/People/Tryllefloyten/107808/Havard-Stensvold-photo-by-Studio-Lasse-Berre-web-bw-L_b52aeff1da97c6da6d7956e791a586c1.jpg)
Håvard Stensvold
Kong Melchior
![Jacob Abel ny bw web](/imager/images/People/DNS/110110/Jacob-Abel-ny-bw-web_b52aeff1da97c6da6d7956e791a586c1.jpg)
Jacob Abel
Kong Balthazar
![Samuel Winter web bw 1x1](/imager/images/Program/2022/Amahl/116331/Samuel-Winter-web-bw-1x1_b52aeff1da97c6da6d7956e791a586c1.jpg)
Samuel Winter
The Page
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