Falstaff (Abridged Version)

Synopsis

An abridged version of Verdi’s opera. Hugo Vianello conducts the Northwestern University Opera Workshop Chorus and Symphony Orchestra. The production was directed for stage by Robert Gay and for television by Richard Carter. Ronald Combs is Falstaff.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Recording date

Nov 1967

Transmission details

16 Jan 1968 (Channel: WTTW (Chicago))

Duration

60 mins

Availability

No archive copy found (10/2008)

Credits

Director

Richard Carter (2); Robert Gay

Writer

Arrigo Boito

Music

Giuseppe Verdi

Production Design

Michael Lowenstein

Costume

Ione Unruh

Cast

Ronald Combs	Sir John Falstaff
Margaret Bauer	Mistress Margaret Page
Maurine Walton	Mistress Alice Ford
Ida Howland	Mistress Quickly
Richard Alderson	Frank Ford
Camillus Ophetveld	Robin
Carl Chapman	Host of the Garter Inn
Helen-Kay Eberely	Anne Page
John Daley	Doctor Caius
Melvin Dickson	Pistol
Robert Bowker	Fenton
Roger Nelson	Bardolph

Additional Details

Theatre company

Northwestern University Opera Workshop Chorus

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Source: Televised Opera and Musical Comedy Database (http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/operatv//about.html)

General

Performed as part of the Chicago Festival.

History

Distributed to 25 stations by ETS (Educational Television Stations).

Textual information

Translated from the Italian by Walter Du Cloux.

Production Company

Name

Northwestern University School of Music

Name

WTTW Chicago