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Donate Toys at the Show!

Amahl & the Night Visitors is a story about how unselfish love and good deeds can work miracles. In the spirit of Amahl, we invite you to bring a new, unwrapped toy (or toys) to donate to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots program and brighten the holiday season for children less fortunate.
US Marine Corps Reserve, Toys for Tots Program
Whether you are coming alone, with friends or bringing children or grandchildren, this act of giving will deepen your experience of this beautiful holiday opera. A Marine will be at the donation boxes in the lobby before each performance to receive your gift.

Amahl and the Night Visitors: Friday, December 15, 2006, 7:30pm; Saturday, December 16, 2006, 7:30pm; Sunday, December 17, 2006 4:00pm

Amahl and the Night Visitors

Friday, December 15, 2006, 7:30pm
Saturday, December 16, 2006, 7:30pm
Sunday, December 17, 2006 4:00pm

A Special Holiday Treat for the Whole Family!

Bring them to hear Amahl and the Night Visitors

$30 Adults
$10 Children & students

Friday, December 7
7:30pm Buy Tickets


Saturday, December 8
2:00pm Buy Tickets   
4:00pm Buy Tickets


Sunday, December 9
2:00pm Buy Tickets  
4:00pm Buy Tickets

Or call 847-673-6300

Group discounts available. For more information, call the box office at
847-673-6300

Gian Carlo Menotti's opera Amahl and the Night Visitors tells the heart-warming story of a crippled shepherd boy, his destitute mother, and his encounter with the three star-guided kings. A timeless and inspiring tale of how faith, charity, unselfish love and good deeds can work miracles.

If you saw Amahl & the Night Visitors last year, you will want to see this year's totally NEW production!

Capture the true meaning of the holidays in this one-hour spectacle featuring glorious music, colorful costumes, amusing characters, and beautiful singing and dancing.

Sung in English, Amahl and the Night Visitors appeals equally to both young and old, to opera aficionados and to first-time opera-goers. It is one of those rare theatrical masterpieces that engage adults as fully as children. Bring the whole family!

Peter Van De Graaff as Melchior
Peter Van De Graaff
as Melchior
Patrick Blackwell as Balthazar
Patrick Blackwell
as Balthazar
Christopher Lorimer as Kaspar
Christopher Lorimer
as Kaspar
Matthew Krause as the Page
Matthew Krause
as the Page

First performed Christmas Eve, 1951, by the NBC Television Theater

 

All concerts at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, Illinois