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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Recorded live at Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, East Sussex, June 2009.
Peter Hall, Christopher Purves, Alasdair Elliott, Paolo Battaglia, Jennifer Holloway, Dina Kuznetsova, Marie-Nicolre Lemieux, Adriana Kucerova, Bulent Bezduz & Tassis Christoyannis London Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Chorus, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) & Richard Jones (director) The inspirational Vladimir Jurowski conducts Verdi’s last opera, his only true comic opera. An international cast is led by Christopher Purves in the larger-than-life role of the corpulent Falstaff, whose profligacy both outrages and inspires the citizens of Windsor. Richard Jones’s production brings out the humour, bitterness and anger – mixed with tenderness and wisdom – embodied in the Shakespeare plays on which the libretto is based. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound. ‘In the pit, Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic hone their reflexes so that the instrumental guffaw, exclamation, explosive flourish leaps out at you. It’s exciting and detailed and rhythmically so alive.’ The Independent Extra features: Illustrated synopsis Cast gallery Running time 136mins Region code All regions Picture format 16:9 Anamorphic Sound format 2.0 PCM & 5.1 DTS Menu language EN Subtitles EN/FR/DE/ES/IT | 
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| |  | Recorded live at Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, East Sussex, June 2009.
Peter Hall, Christopher Purves, Alasdair Elliott, Paolo Battaglia, Jennifer Holloway, Dina Kuznetsova, Marie-Nicolre Lemieux, Adriana Kucerova, Bulent Bezduz & Tassis Christoyannis London Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Choru, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) & Richard Jones (director) The inspirational Vladimir Jurowski conducts Verdi’s last opera, his only true comic opera. An international cast is led by Christopher Purves in the larger-than-life role of the corpulent Falstaff, whose profligacy both outrages and inspires the citizens of Windsor. Richard Jones’s production brings out the humour, bitterness and anger – mixed with tenderness and wisdom – embodied in the Shakespeare plays on which the libretto is based. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound. ‘In the pit, Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic hone their reflexes so that the instrumental guffaw, exclamation, explosive flourish leaps out at you. It’s exciting and detailed and rhythmically so alive.’ The Independent Extra features: Illustrated synopsis Cast gallery Running time 136 mins Region code All regions Video codec: AVC/MPEG-4 Disc size: BD50 Picture format 1080i High Definition / 16:9 Sound format 2.0 PCM & 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Menu language EN Subtitles EN/FR/DE/ES/IT |
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Walter Berry (Falstaff), Giorgio Zancanaro (Ford), Francisco Araiza (Fenton), Heinz Zednik (Doctor Caius), Wilfried Gahmlich (Bardolfo), Rudolf Mazzola (Pistola), Pilar Lorengar (Alice), Patricia Wise (Nanetta), Christa Ludwig (Mistress Quickly) & Alexandrina Milcheva (Meg Page) Chorus & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Lorin Maazel Falstaff, Verdi's last opera, has a long performing history in Vienna (it was first performed in 1893), and just as long is the list of great conductors who have conducted it at the State Opera.These include Lorin Maazel, who presented his interpretation in 1983. featuring a magnificent ensemble of singers, first and foremost Walter Berry, who in the Indian summer of his career conquered the starring role as fat Sir John. He was equally at home in the joviality of the role and in its ruminative moments as he was in its roguish and impulsive emotional outbursts.The portly knight's object of desire and his antagonist was Pilar Lorengar as Alice Ford, possessed of vocal luminosity and perfect accentuation. Her jealous husband was played as an unbridled, dashing cavalier by the baritone Giorgio Zancanaro.As the young lovers, the silvery-bright soprano of Patricia Wise and the dark-toned tenor of Francisco Araiza complemented each other charmingly, both in timbre and in the naturalness of their intertwined phrasing. Nor did Christa Ludwig hold back in her renowned interpretation of Mistress Quickly, luring both Walter Berry and the Viennese public to their assignations in Ford's house and under Herne's Oak.With an ensemble such as this, the final fugue can truly make us believe that all the world's a joke - and listening to this live recording merely confirms it. |
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Rolando Panerai, Alan Titus, Frank Lopardo, Marilyn Horne & Sharon Sweet Symphonieorchester Und Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davis Falstaff is Verdi’s last opera and the culmination of a lifetime of operatic achievement; it was his third Shakespeare opera and a project he kept shrouded in great mystery until the work was almost finished. Despite being written when the composer was in his late 70s it is a work of kaleidoscopic variety that sparkles with its rapidity of utterance and lightness of touch and displays a mastery of ensemble writing. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Hans Reinmar (Falstaff), Maud Cunitz, Rez Fischer & Wilma Lipp Georg Solti first release - recorded Cologne Radio 1950 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Gabriel Bacquier, Karan Armstrong, Richard Stilwell, Max-René Cosotti & John Lanigan Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti Staged and Directed by Götz Friedrich | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Michele Pertusi, Carlos Alvarez, Bülent Bezdüz, Alasdair Elliott, Peter Hoare, Darren Jeffrey, Ana Ibarra, Maria Josè Moreno, Jane Henschel, Marina Domashenko London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Colin Davis | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Michele Pertusi, Carlos Alvarez, Bülent Bezdüz, Alasdair Elliott, Peter Hoare, Darren Jeffrey, Ana Ibarra, Maria Josè Moreno, Jane Henschel, Marina Domashenko London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Colin Davis "this rates as one of LSO Live's finest releases to date, even by the in-house label's own high standards." The Observer | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Bryn Terfel, Thomas Hampson, Adrianne Pieczonka, Danill Shtoda, Dorothea Röschmann, Larissa Diadkova Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Andrew Shore (Falstaff), Yvonne Kenny (Alice Ford), Ashley Holland (Ford), Susan Gritton (Nannetta), Barry Banks (Fenton), Stuart Kale (Dr Caius), Rebecca de Pont Davies (Mistress Quickly), Alice Coote (Meg Page), Clive Bayley (Pistol), Richard Roberts (Bardolph) English National Opera Chorus, English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel '‘…Paul Daniel's vivid presentation of the orchestral score… is as subtly coloured and powerfully dramatic as one could wish.’'
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