Which Italian-American composer who wrote the classic Christmas opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors", had an American operatic mezzo-soprano and Broadway musical actress most known for originating the role of the Mother?
Rosemary Kuhlmann Rosemary Kuhlmann (born January 30, 1922) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano and Broadway musical actress most known for originating the role of the Mother in Gian Carlo Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors", the first opera commissioned for television. Kuhlmann portrayed the role on the annual live NBC broadcast of the production from 1951 through 1962.
Marianne Leone Cooper Marianne Leone Cooper (born January 2, 1952) is an American film and television actress, screenwriter and essayist. Her longest-running recurring role was playing Christopher Moltisanti's mother on "The Sopranos".