Falstaff (Abridged Version)

Synopsis
An abridged version of Verdi’s opera. Hugo Vianello conducts the Northwestern University Opera Workshop Chorus and Symphony Orchestra. The production was directed for stage by Robert Gay and for television by Richard Carter. Ronald Combs is Falstaff.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Recording date
Nov 1967
Transmission details
16 Jan 1968 (Channel: WTTW (Chicago))
Duration
60 mins
Availability
No archive copy found (10/2008)

Credits

Director
Richard Carter (2); Robert Gay
Writer
Arrigo Boito
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Production Design
Michael Lowenstein
Costume
Ione Unruh
Cast
Ronald CombsSir John Falstaff
Margaret BauerMistress Margaret Page
Maurine WaltonMistress Alice Ford
Ida HowlandMistress Quickly
Richard AldersonFrank Ford
Camillus OphetveldRobin
Carl ChapmanHost of the Garter Inn
Helen-Kay EberelyAnne Page
John DaleyDoctor Caius
Melvin DicksonPistol
Robert BowkerFenton
Roger NelsonBardolph

Additional Details

Theatre company
Northwestern University Opera Workshop Chorus
Production type
Operas and Musicals
Plays
Merry Wives of Windsor, The
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Source: Televised Opera and Musical Comedy Database (http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/operatv//about.html)
General
Performed as part of the Chicago Festival.
History
Distributed to 25 stations by ETS (Educational Television Stations).
Textual information
Translated from the Italian by Walter Du Cloux.

Production Company

Name

Northwestern University School of Music

Name

WTTW Chicago

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Falstaff (Abridged Version)". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71463 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)