Before I saw Central City Opera’s The Saint of Bleecker Street, my knowledge of Gian Carlo Menotti was confined to the Christmas classic Amahl and the Night Visitors and his short ballet The Unicorn, ...

In the desert lands of the first century, a young boy catches the sight of a giant star. Later that evening, as his mother prays for the family’s future, they are visited by three mysterious kings on ...

This weekend, the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra is making the central Vermont community a gift of Gian Carlo Menotti’s Christmas opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” with two free performances. “It’s ...