Falstaff

Synopsis

A performance of the opera Falstaff by the CBC Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Nicholas Goldschmidt, with Glenn Gardiner as Falstaff

Series

Cbc Wednesday Night

Language

English

Country

Canada

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

6 May 1953 (Channel: CBC Radio)

Credits

Music

Giuseppe Verdi

Cast

Glenn Gardiner	Sir John Falstaff
Jean-Marie Scott	Mistress Margaret Page
Elizabeth Benson Guy	Mistress Alice Ford
Nellie Smith	Mistress Quickly
James Milligan	Frank Ford
Andrew MacMillan (2)	Pistol
Earl Dick	Doctor Caius
Ernest Adams	Bardolph
Patricia Snell	Anne Page
Roger Doucet	Fenton

Additional Details

Theatre company

CBC Opera and Chorus

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Archive

Name

CBC Broadcasting Centre Archives

Address

205 Wellington Street West
Toronto
Ontario
Canada MSV 3G7

Name

Library and Archives Canada

Web

http://www.collectionscanada.ca External site opens in new window

Phone

(613) 996-5115

Fax

(613) 996-6274

Address

395 Wellington Street
Ottawa
ON K11 ON4
Canada