Verdi: Falstaff

Verdi - Falstaff

The inspirational Vladimir Jurowski conducts Verdi’s last opera, his only true comic opera. An international cast is led by Christopher Purves in the larger-than-life role of the corpulent Falstaff, whose profligacy both outrages and inspires the citizens of Windsor. Richard Jones’s production brings out the humour, bitterness and anger – mixed with tenderness and wisdom – embodied in the Shakespeare plays on which the libretto is based. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound.

Dr Caius: Peter Hall
Sir John Falstaff: Christopher Purves
Bardolph: Alasdair Elliott
Pistol: Paolo Battaglia
Mrs Page (Meg): Jennifer Holloway
Mrs Ford (Alice): Dina Kuznetsova
Mistress Quickly: Marie-Nicolre Lemieux
Nannetta: Adriana Kucerova
Fenton: Bulent Bezduz
Ford: Tassis Christoyannis 

London Philharmonic Orchestra
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski
Director: Richard Jones

Recorded live at Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, East Sussex, June 2009.  

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Illustrated synopsis
Cast gallery

CAT NO: OA1021D
FORMAT: All Formats
REGIONS: All Regions
PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9
LENGTH: 136 Mins
SOUND: 2.0 PCM & 5.1 DTS
SUBTITLES: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT
RELEASED: 01/02/2010
NO OF DISCS: 1