Friday, December 19, 2014

Amahl and the Night Visitors
Open Hand Theater

Price: $18 in advance, $20 at the door
First English Lutheran Church
Corner of James and Townsend Streets, Syracuse

The enchanting Christmas opera, written by Gian Carlo Menotti in 1951, tells the simple story of a crippled shepherd boy and his destitute mother who are visited by three kings carrying gifts for an unknown new-born. The child in all of us will delight as gorgeous giant puppets perform alongside live actors in this acclaimed family-friendly story told from the boy's perspective.

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