Herbert von Karajan conducts Verdi's Falstaff : Günther Schneider-Siemssen (set designer), Herbert von Karajan (conductor) - With Giuseppe Taddei, Rolando Panerai, Francisco Araiza ... / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto, Arrigo Boito ; realization, Herbert von Karajan, Ernst Wild ; producer, Uli Märkle ; a coproduction of ORF and Telemondial.

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"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. He...

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Uniform Title:Medici.tv.
Corporate Authors: Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Performer)
Wiener Staatsoper. Ballett (Dancer)
Salzburger Landestheater. Ballettschule (Dancer)
Wiener Philharmoniker (Instrumentalist)
Österreichischer Rundfunk (profuction company.)
Telemondial (Firm) (Production company)
Salzburger Festspiele
Other Authors: Karajan, Herbert von (Film director, Conductor)
Wild, Ernst, 1930- (Film director, director of photography.)
Märkle, Uli (Film producer)
Wakhevitch, Georges, 1907-1984 (Costume designer)
Schneider-Siemssen, Günther (stage designer.)
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918 (Librettist)
Kabaivanska, Raĭna, 1934- (Performer)
Perry, Janet (Performer)
Ludwig, Christa (Performer)
Schmidt, Trudeliese (Performer)
Araiza, Francisco (Performer)
De Palma, Piero (Performer)
Zednik, Heinz (Performer)
Taddei, Giuseppe (Performer)
Panerai, Rolando (Performer)
Davia, Federico, 1933-1997 (Performer)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
Language:Italian
Language and/or Writing System:
Sung in Italian.
Published: [Paris, France] : Telemondial, [1991]
Series:Medici.tv.
Subjects:
Falstaff, John, > Sir (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Operas.
Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character)
Filmed performances.
Drama.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Drama.
Operas.
Filmed performances.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (medici.tv EDU)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 14 min., 8 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
Falstaff : lyric comedy in three acts
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding Video
Description
Summary:
"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
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
Based on characters from William Shakespeare's Henry IV and The merry wives of Windsor.
Playing Time:02:14:08
Credits:Set design, Günther Schneider-Siemssen ; costumes, Georges Wakhevitch ; choreography, Heidrun Schwaarz ; director of photography, Ernst Wild.
Participant or Performer:
Giuseppe Taddei (Falstaff), Rolando Panerai (Ford), baritones ; Raina Kabaivanska (Mrs. Alice Ford), Janet Perry (Nannetta), sopranos ; Trudeliese Schmidt (Mrs. Meg Page), Christa Ludwig (Mrs. Quickly), mezzo-sopranos ; Francisco Araiza (Fenton), Piero De Palma (Dr. Cajus), Heinz Zednik (Bardolfo), tenors ; Federico Davià (Pistola) ; supporting soloists ; Wiener Staatsopernchor ; Wiener Staatsopernballett ; Ballettschule Salzburger Landestheater ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Herbert von Karajan, conductor.
Event Details:
Recorded 1982 Salzburger Festspiele, Salzburg, Austria.
Source of Description:
Title from publisher's website, viewed June 22, 2021; statement of responsibility from screen.