Verdi: Falstaff

"Verdi's Falstaff performed live at the Teatro Regio di Parma"

2011 2h 11m IT

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Synopsis

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In England, at Windsor during the reign of Henry IV of England (1399–1413). Sir John Falstaff, also known as ‘Il Pancione’ (the Potbelly), has two identical love letters sent out, one to Meg Page and the other to Alice Ford, then delivers a sarcastic lecture on honour to his servants Bardolfo and Pistola. In Ford’s garden, his wife Alice and her friend Meg notice the similarity between Falstaff’s letters and decide to take revenge on him by pretending that Alice is receiving him at home whilst Ford is away. ‘Falstaff’ is a three-act opera buffa by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare’s ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ and ‘Henry IV’, Parts I and II. It premiered on 9 February 1893 at La Scala in Milan and on 18 April 1894 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. It was the last opera composed by the composer, then aged 80. Taken from the 27-opera Verdi box set “Tutto Verdi”. Recorded live at the Teatro Regio in Parma on 10, 12, 15, 22 and 25 October 2011.

“Verdi's Falstaff performed live at the Teatro Regio di Parma”

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Cast

Ambrogio Maestri
Sir John Falstaff
Luca Salsi
Ford
Svetla Vassileva
Alice Ford
Barbara Bargnesi
Nannetta
Daniela Pini
Mistress Meg Page
Romina Tomasoni
Mistress Quickly
Antonio Gandía
Fenton
Luca Casalin
Dr Caius

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tiziano Mancini
Writers: William Shakespeare, Arrigo Boito
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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Released 15 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Ambrogio Maestri and Luca Salsi and Svetla Vassileva carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Verdi's Falstaff performed live at the Teatro Regio di Parma".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2813068 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Tiziano Mancini directs. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Ambrogio Maestri and Luca Salsi and Svetla Vassileva carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Verdi's Falstaff performed live at the Teatro Regio di Parma".
6IMDB entry: tt2813068 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 131 min · 2h 11m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Verdi: Falstaff (2011)

Part of

Tutto Verdi (2018)

In 2013, to mark the bicentenary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, the Teatro Regio di Parma and Unitel Classica joined forces to bring a truly unique project to fruition. The composer’s 26 operas, as well as the [i]Requiem Mass[/i], which is closely linked to these operas, are all included. Most of them will be performed and recorded in audio-video in Parma and the surrounding area. A unique box set of 27 Blu-rays. For the very first time, and to mark this anniversary, the complete works of Verdi’s operas in high definition and surround sound, released on Blu-ray by C Major Entertainment.