Staatskapelle Berlin Staatsopernchor Barenboim - Falstaff - DVD

Falstaff is Verdi's masterpiece of comic opera, in which the behavior of the ageing Sir John Falstaff, a devious freeloader and would-be ladykiller, causes uproar in the petty-bourgeois household of the Windsor's. In this performance stage and film director Mario Martone updates the action to the present day and shows Falstaff as ageing rebel in dodgy sideburns and leather jacket. Among the Inchexquisit vocal castInch (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), Michael Volle gives his debut in the title role Inchwith masterly dynamic shadingsInch (Financial Times) and Inchas if he had been preparing for this role for a lifetime.Inch (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) while InchDaniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin are tickling out all the wit and all the momentum from this score.Inch (Online Merker)

Ruggero Raimondi takes the lead role in this performance of Verdi's comic opera recorded at the Opera Royal de Wallonie in Liege, Belgium in 2009. Paolo Arrivabeni conducts. Falstaff, the lyric comedy was Giuseppe Verdi’s last opera. It is an operatic favorite, long admired by critics and opera goers alike because of its brilliant orchestration, scintillating libretto and refined melodies. This production recorded at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège, Belgium was staged by Stefano Poda and features the well known Italian Bass Ruggero Raimondi as the title-role. Directed by Stefano Poda. Starring Sabina Pu rtolas, Luca Salsi, Cinzia de Mola. Language Italian Subtitles English, French, Italian, German

G. Verdi - Falstaff-Comp Opera [DIGITAL VIDEO DISC] Released 2001 product/publication from BBC / Opus Arte