Herbert von Karajan conducts Verdi's Falstaff : Günther Schneider-Siemssen (set designer), Herbert von Karajan (conductor) - With Giuseppe Taddei, Rolando Panerai, Francisco Araiza ... / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto, Arrigo Boito ; realization, Herbert von Karajan, Ernst Wild ; producer, Uli Märkle ; a coproduction of ORF and Telemondial.

Format:

Conference/Event

Video

Contributor:

Karajan, Herbert von, film director, conductor.

Wild, Ernst, 1930- film director, director of photography.

Märkle, Uli, film producer.

Wakhevitch, Georges, 1907-1984, costume designer.

Schneider-Siemssen, Günther, stage designer.

Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918, librettist.

Kabaivanska, Raĭna, 1934- performer.

Perry, Janet, performer.

Ludwig, Christa, performer.

Schmidt, Trudeliese, performer.

Araiza, Francisco, performer.

De Palma, Piero, performer.

Zednik, Heinz, performer.

Taddei, Giuseppe, performer.

Panerai, Rolando, performer.

Davia, Federico, 1933-1997, performer.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, performer.

Wiener Staatsoper. Ballett, dancer.

Salzburger Landestheater. Ballettschule, dancer.

Wiener Philharmoniker, instrumentalist.

Österreichischer Rundfunk, profuction company.

Telemondial (Firm), production company.

Conference Name:

Salzburger Festspiele (1982 : Salzburg, Austria)

Language:

Italian

Subjects (All):

Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character)--Drama.

Falstaff, John.

Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character).

Operas.

Genre:

Operas.

Filmed performances.

Drama.

Internet videos

Internet videos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 14 min., 8 sec.)) : sound, color.

Other Title:

Screen title: Falstaff : lyric comedy in three acts

Place of Publication:

[Paris, France] : Telemondial, [1991]

Language Note:

Sung in Italian.

System Details:

digital

video file

Summary:

"The whole world is a jest, man was born a great jester ..." So goes the brilliant conclusion to Verdi's Falstaff, an opera inspired by Shakespeare's beloved comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor. The virtuosic score requires a particularly talented cast, not to mention a truly exceptional conductor. Herbert von Karajan perfectly fits the bill, and this performance featuring the Wiener Philharmoniker and an all-star group of singers is clearly worthy of Verdi's powerful work, a masterpiece whose comic facade thinly veils the complex and sometimes even tragic characters' struggles

Contents:

Falstaff / Giuseppe Verdi.

Participant:

Giuseppe Taddei (Falstaff), Rolando Panerai (Ford), baritones ; Raina Kabaivanska (Mrs. Alice Ford), Janet Perry (Nannetta), sopranos ; Trudeliese Schmidt (Mrs. Meg Page), Christa Ludwig (Mrs. Quickly), mezzo-sopranos ; Francisco Araiza (Fenton), Piero De Palma (Dr. Cajus), Heinz Zednik (Bardolfo), tenors ; Federico Davià (Pistola) ; supporting soloists ; Wiener Staatsopernchor ; Wiener Staatsopernballett ; Ballettschule Salzburger Landestheater ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Herbert von Karajan, conductor.

Credits:

Set design, Günther Schneider-Siemssen ; costumes, Georges Wakhevitch ; choreography, Heidrun Schwaarz ; director of photography, Ernst Wild.

Notes:

Recorded 1982 Salzburger Festspiele, Salzburg, Austria.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.

Based on characters from William Shakespeare's Henry IV and The merry wives of Windsor.

Title from publisher's website, viewed June 22, 2021; statement of responsibility from screen.

Contains:

Container of: Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Falstaff.

OCLC:

1190903293

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.