Falstaff

Synopsis

The Graham Vicks production of FALSTAFF opened the new Covent Garden Royal Opera House, and was not to everybody's taste; the garish primary colours of the costumes. The staging is effective--the complicated counterpoint of the ensembles is reflected in unobtrusive blocking that keeps the vocal lines clear and separate, especially in the final fugue. Bryn Terfel's Falstaff is a memorable creation, self-mocking and self-aggrandising at the same time--so much so, in fact, that he almost does not need the vast prosthetic body he has to wear for the part. Desiree Rancatore is an admirably sweet-toned Nanetta; Bernadette Manca di Nissa an appropriately sardonic Mistress Quickly; Roberto Frontali as Ford, in his Act 2 scena, perfectly distils and parodies every jealousy aria ever written, including Verdi's own. Haitink's conducting is exemplary in the lyrical passages, gets almost everything out of the fast and furious comic sections.

Main Cast

Bryn Terfel

Falstaff

Age : 58 | Popularity : 4%

Roberto Frontali

Ford

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Kenneth Tarver

Fenton

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Gwynne Howell

Pistol

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Robin Leggate

Dr Caius

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Peter Hoare

Pistol / Bardolph

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Barbara Frittoli

Alice Ford

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Desirée Rancatore

Nanetta

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	William Shakespeare
Sound	Original Music Composer	Giuseppe Verdi
	Music	Bernard Haitink
Art	Production Design	Paul Brown
Department	Role	Name

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