12/26/24 An ”Amahl & the Night Visitors” Reunion

From 2017 - a preview of what was a very special performance of Gian Carlo Menotti's Christmas opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" by the Choral Arts Society - in which three past performers of the role of Amahl - Brett Angel, Michael Weideberg, and Nathan Engstrom - were invited to return to Racine for a special audience Q&A. All three participated in this interview, along with conductor James Schatzman - and Jim's grandson Tai Heether-Schatzman, who sang the role of Amahl for the 2017 production. The program includes several excerpts from the opera, which had its world premiere over NBC television on Christmas Eve 1951.