UK, 24 December 1959
broadcast live, black and white, 4:3
mono, English
A British television fantasy special.
Plot Summary
In the days after the birth of Christ, disabled shepherd boy Amahl and his mother are visited by the three kings looking for the newborn messiah. Amahl offers his crutches as a present to the baby and is miraculously healed.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
BBC
Producer: Christian Simpson
Opera: Gian-Carlo Menotti
Performed by: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pianist: Tom McCall
Conductor: Bryan Balkwill
Associate Conductor: Denys Darlow
Chorus Master: Peter Gellhorn
Choreographer: Maria Fay
Cast
Christopher Nicholls (Amahl)
Elsie Morrison (his mother)
John Kentish (King Kaspar)
Hervey Alan (King Melchior)
Forbes Robinson (King Balthasar)
Thomas Baptiste (the page)
Molly Kenny (principal dancer)
Rex Palmer (introduced by (not in vision))
Peter Rhodes (understudy for Christopher Nicholls (who appeared in the dance))
Barbara Krouthen, Sandra Powell, Wendy Hilton, Sarah O’Connor, Terry Gilbert, Norman Dixon, Rudi Saigeti, Kenneth Robson (dancers)
Angela Rubini, Audrey Deakin, Pearl Berridge, Laura Sarti, Shirley Minty, Tamara Chumakova, Terence Conoley, Andre Dorval, Patrick Halstead, Dennis Wicks, Harold Williams, Neinz Danziger (villagers)
References
Books
- The Kaleidoscope BBC Television Drama Research Guide 1936-2011 edited by Simon Coward, Richard Down and Chris Perry (First Digital Edition, September 2011) p.<nr> – credits
