Film
Verdi: Falstaff
2015 · Music
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Overview
“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. Recorded in 1982. Re-released 2015.
Cast
Giuseppe Taddei
Rolando Panerai
Francisco Araiza
Piero De Palma
Heinz Zednik
Herbert von Karajan
Self - Conductor
Details
- Release date
- September 11, 2015
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Genres
- Music
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