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.

"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

Falstaff : lyric comedy in three acts

Authors: Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
Published: Sony Classical, 2001

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + program notes (32 pages : illustrations).

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Falstaff ; lyric comedy in three acts

Authors: Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
Published: G. Schirmer, 1962

Physical Description: 461 pages ; 29 cm.

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