Falstaff / Warner Music Vision ; a co-production with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and the Teatro Comunale, Florence ; produced by BBC TV in association with NVC Arts ; producer, Ronald Eyre ; producer, Robin Scott ; directed for video by Brian Large ; music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boito.
Picture format 4:3, full screen, NTSC. Renato Bruson (John Falstaff) ; William Wildermann (Pistol) ; Francis Egerton (Bardolph) ; George Macpherson (Host) ; John Dobson (Dr. Caius) ; Katia Ricciarelli (Alice Ford) ; Barbara Hendricks (Nannetta) ; Lucia Valentini-Terrani (Ms. Quickly) ; Dalmacio Gonzalez (Fenton) ; Brenda Boozer (Meg Page) ; Leo Nucci (Ford) ; The Royal Opera Chorus ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor. Recorded in 1982 at The Royal Opera House Covent Garden.
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