The reviews are in for Lincoln Center Theater's new production of Amahl and the Night Visitors Off-Broadway. Gian Carlo Mennotti's family Christmas opera began previews at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater December 16, for a limited run through January 4, 2026.
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato stars as Amahl's Mother, with Albert Rhodes Jr. as Amahl, a young boy whose home is visited by three kings on their way to Bethlehem. The cast also includes Phillip Boykin as King Balthazar, Bernard Holcomb as King Kaspar, Todd Thomas as King Melchior, and Jonathan McCullough as the Page.
Read the reviews here.
New York Stage Review (Michael Sommers)
New York Stage Review (Steven Suskin)
TheaterMania (Kenji Fujishima)
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
Kenny Leon directs the production, with music direction by Stephen Osgood, set design by Derek McLane, costume design by Emilio Sosa, lighting design by Adam Honoré, sound design by Marc Salzberg, and choreography by Ioana Alfonso. Casting is by The Telsey Office's Karyn Casl and Destiny Lilly, and Met Opera casting consultants Melissa Wegner and Brian Speck. Bonnie Panson is the stage manager.
Originally commissioned by NBC in 1951, Amahl and the Night Visitors was the first opera written for television. It premiered in a live telecast on Christmas eve, 1951, and had repeat performances for several years following. Amahl and the Night Visitors was first produced on Broadway in 1970, paired on a double bill with Menotti's sci-fi children's opera Help, Help, the Globolinks!
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Albert Rhodes Jr. and Joyce DiDonato in Amahl and the Night Visitors
Phillip Boykin, Todd Thomas, and Bernard Holcomb in Amahl and the Night Visitors
Joyce DiDonato in Amahl and the Night Visitors
Albert Rhodes Jr. and Joyce DiDonato in Amahl and the Night Visitors
A scene from Amahl and the Night Visitors
