The holiday classic, Amahl and the Night Visitors will be presented on stage in two performances on Saturday, Dec 12, at 1:30 and again at 4:00 pm on the Lied Center's Johnny Carson Theater. This event is FREE and open to the public but please call 402-472-2494 to reserve your seats. Space is limited. Commissioned for television broadcast in 1951, Menotti’s opera was a great success, and for years the opera was televised on Christmas eve. Although the story of the opera involves the journey of the Three Wise Men, its message transcends religious boundaries with its message of the true spirit of giving.

A writer and his elfin alter ego, "Crumpet," alternate from introspective ramblings, to over-the-top outbursts, to biting mean-spirited descriptions, with maybe just a crumb of holiday spirit thrown in.