Falstaff : comedy in three acts / [libretto] by Arrigo Boito after Shakespeare ; music by Giuseppe Verdi ; staged and directed by Götz Friedrich ; a production of UNITEL Film- und Fernseh-produktionsgesellschaft mbH & Co., Munich.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors:	Wiener Philharmoniker (Performer) Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor Deutsche Oper Berlin. Chor (Performer) Schöneberger Sängerknaben (Performer) Wiener Sängerknaben Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH Deutsche Grammophon (Firm) Universal Music Distribution
Other Authors:	Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918 (Librettist) Bacquier, Gabriel (Performer) Stilwell, Richard (Performer) Cosotti, Max René (Performer) Armstrong, Karan, 1941- (Performer) Ihloff, Jutta-Renate (Performer) Lindenstrand, Sylvia (Performer) Szirmay, Márta (Performer) Lanigan, John, 1921-1996 (Performer) Maus, Peter (Performer) Cold, Ulrik (Performer) Solti, Georg, 1912-1997 (Conductor) Friedrich, Götz (Director) Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
Language:	Italian English German French Spanish Chinese
Language of the Original:	Italian
Language and/or Writing System:	Sung in Italian; subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish and Chinese.
Published:	Hamburg : [Place of publication not identified] : Deutsche Grammophon ; Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp., [2005], ©2005.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Operas. Falstaff, John, > Sir (Fictitious character) > Drama. Óperas. Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) Opere. Music videos. Drama.
Genre:	Drama. Music videos.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Note:	Studio film of the opera. Previously released on videocassette in 1988. Program notes and synopsis in English with German and French translations (27 pages : ill.) inserted in container. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CN8 D0057750 VideoDVD
Credits:	Set design, Jörg Neumann, Thomas Riccabona ; costume design, Bernd Müller.
System Details:	DVD; NTSC; PCM stereo or digital surround DTS 5.1; aspect ratio 4:3; region code 0 (worldwide).
Participant or Performer:	Gabriel Bacquier (Sir John Falstaff) ; Richard Stilwell (Ford) ; Max-René Cosotti (Fenton) ; Karan Armstrong (Mrs. Alice Ford) ; Jutta Renate Ihloff (Nannetta) ; Sylvia Lindenstrand (Mrs. Meg Page) ; Marta Szirmay (Mrs. Quickly) ; John Lanigan (Dr. Cajus) ; Peter Maus (Bardolfo) ; Ulrik Cold (Pistola) ; supporting soloists ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor ; Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin ; Schöneberger Sängerknaben ; Wiener Sängerknaben ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor.
Event Details:	Sound recorded in Vienna, Oct. 1978; filmed at Berlin, BUFA-Studios, Feb.-Mar. 1979.