Falstaff [Blu-ray]

Overview

The Glyndebourne Festival Opera mounted this production of Giuseppe Verdi's 1893 +Falstaff under the direction of Richard Jones in 2009. Regarded as Verdi's comical magnum opus, the work was actually adapted from two Shakespeare plays, +The Merry Wives of Windsor and +Henry IV, and brings back to the stage one of the Bard's most beloved characters: the corpulent and perpetually cowardly knight Sir John Falstaff. This version stars Christopher Purves as Falstaff, Yannis Christoyannis as Ford, Dina Kuznetsova as Alice Ford and Marie-Nicole Lemieux as Mistress Quickly. The London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Glyndebourne Chorus lend musical accompaniment, with Vladimir Jurowski conducting and Thomas Blunt serving as chorus master; Ultz designed the costumes and sets.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/30/2010
UPC:	0809478070535
Original Release:	2009
Source:	Bbc / Opus Arte
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	2:16:00
Sales rank:	46,137

Special Features

Illustrated Synopsis; Cast Gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Christopher Purves	Falstaff
Yannis Christoyannis	Ford
Dina Kuznetsova	Alice Ford
Marie-Nicole Lemieux	Mistress Quickly
Adriana Kucerová	Nannetta
Bülent Bezdüz	Fenton
Jennifer Holloway	Meg Page
Peter Hoare	Dr Caius
Paolo Battaglia	Pistol
Alasdair Elliott	Bardolph
Vladimir Jurowski	Conductor

Technical Credits

François Roussillon	Director,Producer
Richard Jones	Director
James Whitbourn	Producer
Roland Ott	Executive Producer
Toni Hajal	Executive Producer