Falstaff : commedia lirica in tre atti / di Arrigo Boito ; musica di Giuseppe Verdi ; una produzione Raitre, Raitrade, dal Teatro comunale di Firenze ; director, Luca Ronconi ; directed for TV and video by Paola Longobardo.
Based on Shakespeare's Merry wives of Windsor. Ruggero Raimondi (Sir John Falstaff) ; Barbara Frittoli (Mrs. Alice Ford) ; Manuel Lanza (Ford) ; Daniil Shtoda (Fenton) ; Mariola Cantarero (Nannetta) ; Elena Zilio (Mrs. Quickly) ; Carlo Bosi (Dr. Cajus) ; Gianluca Floris (Bardolfo) ; Luigi Roni (Pistola) ; Laura Polverelli (Mrs. Meg Page) ; Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ; Zubin Mehta, conductor. Recorded in performance May 12, 2006. Picture format 16:9, NTSC. Booklet with program notes and synopsis in English, German and French (12 pages : col. illustrations) inserted in container.
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