SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Verdi’s Falstaff staged and directed by Götz Friedrich. The Wiener Philharmoniker is conducted by Sir George Solti with Gabriel Bacquier as Falstaff.

Language

Italian (Standard)

Country

Austria; Germany

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1979

Recording date

2 Feb 1979

Duration

125 mins

Credits

Director

Götz Friedrich

Writer

Arrigo Boito

Music

Giuseppe Verdi

Production Design

Jörg Neumann; Thomas Riccabona

Costume

Bernd Miller

Cast

Gabriel Bacquier	Sir John Falstaff
Sylvia Lindenstrand	Mistress Margaret Page
Karen Armstrong	Mistress Alice Ford
Marta Szirmay	Mistress Quickly
Richard Stilwell	Frank Ford
John Lanigan	Doctor Caius
Jutta Renate Ihloff	Nanetta (Anne Page)
Max-René Cosotti	Fenton
Peter Maus	Bardolph
Ulrik Cold	Pistol

Additional Details

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Recorded at BUFA Studios, Berlin. Programme notes (by Roger Parker) and synopsis in English.

History

First US broadcast 13 December 1985 in PBS, Great Performances series. This broadcast was followed by THE PASSING OF FALSTAFF, a 20 minute short which used clips from Unitel’s FALSTAFF and Welles’ CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT to compare the two treatments of the play.

Production Company

Name

UNITEL

Distributor

Name

Deutsche Grammophon

Address

PO Box 1420
1 Sussex Place
London
W6 9XS

Online Retailer

Name

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