Verdi: Falstaff (DVD) – Ruggero Raimondi, Barbara Frittoli
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Verdi: Falstaff (DVD) – Ruggero Raimondi, Barbara Frittoli
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Artists: Ruggero Raimondi, Barbara Frittoli, Manuel Lanza, Daniil Shtoda, Mariola Cantarero, Elena Zilio, Carlo Bosi, Gianluca Floris, Luigi Roni, Laura Polverelli
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Director: Luca Ronconi
Format: NTSC, Widescreen
Language: Italian
Subtitles: English, Italian, German, French, Spanish
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Arthaus
DVD Release Date: April 30, 2013
Run Time: 128 minutes
Giuseppe Verdi’s last opera is given new life in this production by Luca Ronconi. Utilizing the sights and social conditions of modern Britain, this version of Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor keeps the comedy accessible while still featuring all the elements that have made this opera a perennial favorite.
History
Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff
Verdi's final opera, and the third of his stage works to be based on a Shakespeare play, premiered at Milan’s La Scala in 1893, a triumphal success for the almost 80-year-old composer. Baritone Victor Maurel, who sang the title role, reprised his performance in the opera’s U.S. premiere at the Met two years later. In the 2013–14 season, Music Director James Levine conducts a new production directed by Robert Carsen, the first new Met Falstaff since 1964.
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