Opera. Libretto by Hermann von Mosenthal; Based on The Merry wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare. Georg Hann (Sir John Falstaff) ; Gerhard Misske (Herr Fluth) ; Benno Kusche (Herr Reich) Josef Traxel (Fenton) Karl Mösch (Dr. Cajus) ; Clara Ebers (Frau Fluth) ; Gisa Nerz (Frau Reich) ; Paul Kuen (Junker Spärlich) ; Maria Mühlenbeck (Jungfer Anna Reich) ; Chor und Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks ; Hans Altmann, conductor. The Nicolai recorded in Munich, 1949; the Verdi recorded in Vienna, 1941. Compact discs. Program notes with brief synopsis (11 pages) inserted in container. Includes excerpts from Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi (Georg Hann as Falstaff, Karl Kronenberg as Ford, Esther Réthy as Alice Ford, Adèle Kern as Nannetta, Anton Dermota as Fenton, Josef Witt as Dr. Cajus, Melanie Bugarinovic as Mrs. Quickly, Elena Nikolaidi as Mrs. Meg Page, William Wernigk as Bardolfo, Marjan Rus as Pistola, Orchester und Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Clemens Krauss, conductor).
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