Amal and the Night Visitors - (1965 Victoria, BC) - Christ Church

Amal and the Night Visitors - (1965 Victoria, BC) - Christ Church

NOTE: My father played various Victoria BC churches as an organist and would have purchased this directly at the church when he was a teenager.

Information:

In the 1960s, Gian Carlo Menotti's Christmas opera Amahl and the Night Visitors was presented multiple times at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria, British Columbia. These community productions featured stage direction by Audrey Johnson and music direction by Richard Proudman. The 1965 production was captured in an audio recording, and the cathedral remains a prominent venue for classical music and seasonal performances.

Long-time cast members of these local stagings included:

The Mother: Peggy Walton Packard

Melchior: Stan Martin

Amahl: Timothy Vernon and Bill Dyson