The little boy Amahl looks at the desert and sees three people leaving there on camels. The scene is in the evening with a thunder blue sky with stars.

Music performance 'Amahl and the nocturnal visitors'

The musical Christmas story of "Amahl and the Nocturnal Visitors" takes you back to the origins of Christmas, with a story centered around a poor shepherd boy and three rich lords from the East.

The shepherd boy Amahl lives with his mother in a shabby cottage near the town of Bethlehem. He is crippled and his only possessions are a shepherd's flute, a homemade stool and a rich imagination. One evening, three richly decorated gentlemen laden with valuables knock on the door. They say they are following a star, looking for a newborn child, and seek shelter for the night. Amahl and his mother welcome them into their modest hut, and thus begins a wondrous night....

DownSouth Oisterwijk performs this short opera by American composer Gian-Carlo Menotti in a Dutch translation.

When

  • Thursday, December 18, 2025 8 p.m. - 9 p.m.
  • There is no intermission.

Prices

  • € 10,00 from 16 years.
  • € 8,00 up to 16 years old.
  • Entrance fee includes service charge.

Location