Verdi: Falstaff
Ruggero Raimondi (Falstaff), Luca Salsi (Ford), Virginia Tola (Mrs. Alice Ford), Sabina Puértolas (Nannetta), Tiberio Simu (Fenton), Cinzia De Mola (Mistress Quickly), Liliana Mattei (Meg Page)
L’Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Paolo Arrivabeni, Stefano Poda
this is one of the musically enchanting Falstaffs I've ever encountered. Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni leads a mellow performance...Ensemble is precise and inner voices always clear: he leads it...
Verdi: Falstaff
Ruggero Raimondi (Falstaff), Luca Salsi (Ford), Virginia Tola (Mrs. Alice Ford), Sabina Puértolas (Nannetta), Tiberio Simu (Fenton), Cinzia De Mola (Mistress Quickly), Liliana Mattei (Meg Page)
L’Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Paolo Arrivabeni, Stefano Poda
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this is one of the musically enchanting Falstaffs I've ever encountered. Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni leads a mellow performance...Ensemble is precise and inner voices always clear: he leads it...
About
Falstaff, the lyric comedy was Giuseppe Verdi’s last opera. It is an operatic favourite, long admired by critics and opera goers alike because of its brilliant orchestration, scintillating libretto and refined melodies.
This production from 2009, 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.
Sound format: LPCM 2.0
Picture format: 16:9
Region Code: 0
Running Time: 129 mins
Booklet notes: IT/EN/FR/GER
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Contents and tracklist
- Sung in Italian
- Ruggero Raimondi (Sir John Falstaff), Luca Salsi (Mr. Ford), Virginia Tola (Mrs. Alice Ford), Sabina Puértolas (Nannetta), Tiberio Simu (Fenton), Cinzia De Mola (Mistress Quickly), Liliana Mattei (Mrs. Meg Page), Gregory Bonfatti (Dr. Caius), Pietro Picone (Bardolfo) & Luciano Montanaro (Pistola)
- Orchestra & Chorus de l’Opéra Royal de Wallonie
- Paolo Arrivabeni (conductor) & Stefano Poda (director)
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Awards and reviews
May 2011
this is one of the musically enchanting Falstaffs I've ever encountered. Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni leads a mellow performance...Ensemble is precise and inner voices always clear: he leads it as if it were Renaissance polyphony, but more charming...Tiberius Simu and Sabina Puértolas are the loveliest Fenton and Nannetta imaginable...Virginia Tola's Alice is a born leader - sure of herself, sassy, classy and singing with impeccable pitch.
