Falstaff

Synopsis
Verdi’s opera with Rolando Panerai in the title role. The Chorus of the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra are conducted by Oliviero Defabritis.
Language
Italian (Standard)
Country
Austria
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
23 Oct 1980 at 14:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration
145 mins

Credits

Writer
Arrigo Boito
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast
Rolando PaneraiSir John Falstaff
Rodica Mitrica-BadirceaMistress Margaret Page
Margherita RinaldiMistress Alice Ford
Fedora BarbieriMistress Quickly
Giorgio ZancanaroFrank Ford
Alberto CupidoFenton
Alida FerrarariniNanneta (Anne Page)
Angelo MarchiandiBardolph
Paolo MontarsoloPistol
Piero de PalmaDoctor Caius

Additional Details

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

Notes

Notes
The staging is available on CD from www.operapassion.com.
History
Internal with a reading at 15.30 between Acts I 7 II.

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

Online Retailer

Name

operapassion.com

Email
houseofopera@comcast.net
Web
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Phone
770 837 3555
Address
House of Opera
10770 Branham Fields Road
Duluth
GA 30097, USA

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Falstaff". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76354 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)