Falstaff

Synopsis

Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff taped at a performance by the Glyndebourne Festival Opera with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by John Pritchard. Donald Gramm is Falstaff.

Language

Italian (Standard)

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1976

Transmission details

29 Aug 1978 at 22:20 (Channel: ITV)

Duration

118 mins

Credits

Director

Dave Heather; Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Writer

Arrigo Boito

Music

Giuseppe Verdi

Production Design

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Costume

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Cast

Donald Gramm	Sir John Falstaff
Reni Penkova	Mistress Margaret Page
Kay Griffel	Mistress Alice Ford
Nucci Condo	Mistress Quickly
Benjamin Luxon	Frank Ford
Bernard Dickerson	Bardolph
Elizabeth Gale	Nannetta (Anne Page)
John Fryatt	Doctor Caius
Max-René Cosotti	Fenton
Ugo Trama	Pistol

Additional Details

Theatre company

Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Released on video in 1976 and on DVD in 2005.

Production Company

Name

Arthaus Musik

Email

info@arthaus-musik.com

Web

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Phone

+49.345.2 99 89 49 50

Fax

+49.345.2 99 89 49 99

Address

Große Brauhausstraße 8
Halle/Saale
D-06108
Germany

Name

Southern Television

Distributor (Sale)

Name

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