Learning on ScreenVerdi’s Falstaff
- Synopsis
- Verdi’s Shakespearean comedy, loosely adapted from The Merry Wives of Windsor, from the New York Metropolitan Opera conducted by Daniele Rustioni, with Michael Volle as the roguish Knight Falstaff. Presented by Debra Lew Harder with commentator Ira Siff
Cast:
Sir John Falstaff ..... Michael Volle (baritone)
Ford ..... Christopher Maltman (baritone)
Alice Ford ..... Ailyn Pérez (soprano)
Nanetta ..... Hera Hyesang Park (soprano)
Mistress Quickly ..... Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto)
Meg Page ..... Jennifer Johnson Cano (mezzo-soprano)
Fenton ..... Bogdan Volkov (tenor)
Dr Caius ..... Carlo Bosi (tenor)
Bardolfo ..... Chauncey Packer (tenor)
Pistola ..... Richard Bernstein (bass) - Series
- Opera on 3
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 1 Apr 2023 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 210 mins
Credits
- Director
- Robert Carsen
- Conductor
- Daniele Rustioni
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- New York Metropolitan Opera
- Production type
- Operas and Musicals
- Historical period
- 1950s
- Plays
- Merry Wives of Windsor, The
- Subjects
- Music; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- opera
Notes
- History
- Performed from 12 marsh to 1 April 2023.
Sponsor
- Name
BBC Radio
Archive
- Name
BoB
- bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk
- Web
- https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3743 2389
- Address
- Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
York House
221 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9UZ - Notes
- Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council
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