A Christmas opera double bill for all the family

Opera Anywhere presents an opera double bill which includes a semi staged version of Gilbert & Sullivan’s ‘Trial By Jury’ and a staged version of Menotti’s Christmas classic ‘Amahl & The Night Visitors’.

Trial By Jury

Set in a Court of Justice the scene unfolds with Angelina sueing her former fiancé, Edwin, for falling in love with another woman. Overcome by emotion she manages to capture the hearts of the ‘impartial’ jury to which end, the fickle Edwin proposes that to resolve the issue he should “marry this lady today and the other tomorrow”. Unsurprisingly, Angelina and the jury object.

Amahl & the Night Visitors

This is the tender, heart-warming story of Amahl, a poor shepherd boy, and his devoted mother. They are visited one night by three kings, who are following a star on their way to see the baby Jesus. It’s a knock at the door that will change their lives forever.Amahl and the Night Visitors was originally written for television in 1951 and has since become an annual tradition in the USA – becoming one of the most frequently performed operas of the 20th century.