John H. Johnson, "The Man from Ebony"

by Lucille Falkof

Since its first performance on Christmas Eve, 1951, Amahl and the Night Visitors has taken its place with A Christmas Carol as a holiday classic. Peformed on every continent and in many languages, it has been seen by more people than any other opera in history. The story tells of the night the Three Kings, following the star to Bethlehem, stop for shelter at the home of Amahl, a poor, crippled shepard boy who lives with his widowed mother. Inspired...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560740183
• ISBN13: 9781560740186
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Garrett Educational
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7