Twelfth Night Productions celebrates its thirteenth annual performance of Amahl and the Night Visitors, a short opera by Gian Carlo Menotti. This fully orchestrated production of Menotti's brilliantly scored opera tells the story of a poor young shepherd and his mother who receive a visit from the Three Kings on their way to Bethlehem. “Amahl's mother welcomes the royal sojourners, who rest in the small, bare house where love and faith work miracles during the night.” Publisher’s Weekly, 1986. “Our production has become a tradition for many families in the Seattle area. It is a beautiful way to close the holiday season,” said artistic director Mary Opland Springer. Each year many cast members, musicians and dancers return to recreate the magic of this beautiful opera.

Twelfth Night Productions is a non-profit performing arts organization located in the new Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. This production features several artists from the West Seattle community as well as the greater Seattle area.

Amahl and the Night Visitors runs in a special limited engagement at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, the former historic Cooper School, in West Seattle. Show times are: January 8th and 9th at 7:30 PM, with matinees at 3:00 PM on January 9th and 10th. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students & seniors, and are available through Brown Paper Tickets (www.brownpapertickets.com), and at the Youngstown Theater on performance days. Due to the popularity of this production and limited seating availability, we recommend purchasing tickets in advance. Amahl and the Night Visitors is produced through special arrangement with G. Schirmer Publishing Inc.