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Next Christmas: How about Audra as The Mother in AMAHL?

Posted by: Teacher64 08:42 am EST 12/07/13

AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS was done live on NBC from 1951 until 1963. And the performers were not singing to prerecorded orchestra tracks. The orchestra was in another room. And for 12 years they did this opera on live TV without a hitch. Audra has said that she would love to play Amahl's mother. The show has only one set and basically only six characters. And it is only an hour long. How about it NBC? Bring this classic opera that you commissioned more than 60 years ago back to TV. Seriously, when was the last time we saw AMAHL on TV?


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re: Next Christmas: How about Audra as The Mother in AMAHL?

Posted by: PlayWiz 08:15 pm EST 12/07/13
In reply to: Next Christmas: How about Audra as The Mother in AMAHL? - Teacher64 08:42 am EST 12/07/13

Times have changed. It's probably just too lovely and simple for the mass audience of today, at least the prime-time audience.


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It would get an audience of 2. nmi.

Posted by: footlight9 09:58 am EST 12/07/13
In reply to: Next Christmas: How about Audra as The Mother in AMAHL? - Teacher64 08:42 am EST 12/07/13

nmi.


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Yeah, like that other perennial Christmas flop, THE NUTCRACKER.

Posted by: keikekaze 05:10 pm EST 12/07/13
In reply to: It would get an audience of 2. nmi. - footlight9 09:58 am EST 12/07/13

Nobody ever goes to that.


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No

Posted by: Teacher64 10:45 am EST 12/07/13
In reply to: It would get an audience of 2. nmi. - footlight9 09:58 am EST 12/07/13

Robin Williams as King Kaspar
Denzel Washington as King Balthazar
Kenny Rogers as King Melchior
Justin Bieber as Amahl

The numbers would be HUGE!


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re: No

Posted by: MikeR 07:29 pm EST 12/07/13
In reply to: No - Teacher64 10:45 am EST 12/07/13

I'm trying to think of casting that would make me run screaming from the TV more than that... and I'm coming up empty.


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I admire your optimism (nm)

Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 10:41 am EST 12/07/13
In reply to: It would get an audience of 2. nmi. - footlight9 09:58 am EST 12/07/13




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