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Falstaff / produced by BBC Television in association with NVC ARTS ; producer, Ronald Eyre ; directed for video by Brian Large ; music, Giuseppe Verdi.
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center Music DVD 734
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Operas.
- Genre:
- Operas.
- Television programs.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [2007?]
- Language Note:
- Sung in Italian, with optional English, German, Spanish, French or Italian subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen 4:3; L-PCM stereo.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- "Renato Bruson, the renowned interpreter of Verdi and one of the leading lyric baritones of the day, sings the title role. Katia Ricciarelli leads the trio of merry wives with Lucia Valentini-Terrani as Mistress Quickly and Brenda Boozer as Meg Page. Leo Nucci sings the role of Ford and the young lovers are portrayed by Dalmacio Gonzalez and Barbara Hendricks. Stunning designs by Hayden Griffen and Michael Stennett provide the perfect setting for this witty interpretation of Shakespeare's masterpiece."--Container.
- Participant:
- Renato Bruson, Katia Ricciarelli, Barbara Hendricks, Lucia Valentini-Terrani, Dalmacio Gonzalez, Brenda Boozer, Leo Nucci ; The Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor.
- Credits:
- Set designer, Hayden Griffin ; costume designer, Michael Stennett ; photography, Zoē Dominic.
- Notes:
- Title from container.
- Libretto by Arrigo Boito.
- Recorded in 1982 at The Royal Opera Covent Garden.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Kenneth H. and Thelma F. Cisney Memorial Fund.
- Contains:
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Falstaff.
- ISBN:
- 0769784623
- 9780769784625
- OCLC:
- 123197838
- Publisher Number:
- 032031420298
- D4202 Kultur
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