Falstaff

UPC: 809478070535

Studio: BBC/Opus

Summary: The Glyndebourne Festival Opera mounted this production of Giuseppe Verdi's 1893 Falstaff under the direction of Richard Jones in 2009. Regarded as Verdi's comical magnum opus, the work was actually adapted from two Shakespeare plays, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV, and brings back to the stage one of the Bard's most beloved characters: the corpulent and perpetually cowardly knight Sir John Falstaff. This version stars Christopher Purves as Falstaff, Yannis Christoyannis as Ford, Dina Kuznetsova as Alice Ford and Marie-Nicole Lemieux as Mistress Quickly. The London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Glyndebourne Chorus lend musical accompaniment, with Vladimir Jurowski conducting and Thomas Blunt serving as chorus master; Ultz designed the costumes and sets. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Category: Theater [nf]

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Falstaff

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 03/30/2010

Audio: 2 PCM stereo, DHMA null

Runtime: 136 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitles: English,French,German,Spanish

Region: Universal Compatability

Cast and Crew: James Whitbourn  Producer 
François Roussillon  Director 
François Roussillon  Producer 
Toni Hajal  Executive Producer 
Roland Ott  Executive Producer 
Richard Jones  Director 
Christopher Purves  Actor 
Yannis Christoyannis  Actor 
Dina Kuznetsova  Actor 
Marie-Nicole Lemieux  Actor 
Adriana Kucerová  Actor 
Bülent Bezdüz  Actor 
Jennifer Holloway  Actor 
Peter Hoare  Actor 
Paolo Battaglia  Actor 
Alasdair Elliott  Actor