Sunday, December 4, 2016

Amahl and The Night Visitors
Open Hand Theater

Price: $18 adults, $13 youth in advance; $20 adults, $15 youth at the door (under age 2 free)
First English Lutheran Church
Corner of James and Townsend Streets, Syracuse

This 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 newborn. 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.