Research Catalog

Title

Falstaff [videorecording] / a BBC classical music production in association with Opus Arte Media Productions ; music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boito ; television producer, Sue Judd ; directed for television by Humphrey Burton.

Publication

Hilversum, Netherlands : Opus Arte, [2001]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
• Judd, Sue, producer.
• Burton, Humphrey, 1931-
• Haitink, Bernard, 1929-2021.
• Vick, Graham, 1953-2021.
• Terfel, Bryn.
• Frontali, Roberto.
• Tarver, Kenneth.
• Frittoli, Barbara.
• Rancatore, Desirée.
• Manca di Nissa, Bernadette.
• Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
• British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
• Opus Arte (Firm)
• Royal Opera House (London, England) prf

Description

1 videodisc (ca. 157 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

The comic misadventures of Shakespeare's Sir John Falstaff, adapted from his Merry wives of Windsor and Henry IV by Verdi and Boito.

Subjects

• Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) > Drama
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Musical settings
• Operas

Note

• Cataloged from credits and container.
• Notes with synopsis and biographical information on the performers in English, French, and German (22 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
• Special features include the plot summary broadcast by the BBC, interviews with Bryn Terfel, Bernard Haitink and Graham Vick, and a news feature about the extensive renovations to the stage machinery of the Royal Opera House which was originally broadcast by the BBC prior to the house's reopening in Dec. 1999.

Credits (note)

• Camera supervisor, Bruce Miller ; videotape editor, Paul Farmer ; stage director, Graham Vick.

Performer (note)

• Bryn Terfel (Sir John Falstaff) ; Roberto Frontali (Ford) ; Kenneth Tarver (Fenton) ; Barbara Frittoli (Alice Ford) ; Desirée Rancatore (Nannetta) ; Bernadette Manca di Nissa (Mistress Quickly) ; Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Bernard Haitink, conductor.

Event (note)

• A performance from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, originally televised live by the BBC in Dec. 1999.

System Details (note)

• DVD; Dolby digital surround sound.

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian with optional English subtitles; credits in English.

Call Number

*LDV 62

OCLC

48760190

Title

Falstaff [videorecording] / a BBC classical music production in association with Opus Arte Media Productions ; music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boito ; television producer, Sue Judd ; directed for television by Humphrey Burton.

Imprint

Hilversum, Netherlands : Opus Arte, [2001]

Cast

Bryn Terfel (Sir John Falstaff) ; Roberto Frontali (Ford) ; Kenneth Tarver (Fenton) ; Barbara Frittoli (Alice Ford) ; Desirée Rancatore (Nannetta) ; Bernadette Manca di Nissa (Mistress Quickly) ; Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Bernard Haitink, conductor.

Event

A performance from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, originally televised live by the BBC in Dec. 1999.

Credits

Camera supervisor, Bruce Miller ; videotape editor, Paul Farmer ; stage director, Graham Vick.

System Details

DVD; Dolby digital surround sound.

Language

Sung in Italian with optional English subtitles; credits in English.

Added Author

Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist

Judd, Sue, producer.

Burton, Humphrey, 1931- Director

Haitink, Bernard, 1929-2021. Conductor

Vick, Graham, 1953-2021. Director

Terfel, Bryn. Performer

Frontali, Roberto. Performer

Tarver, Kenneth. Performer

Frittoli, Barbara. Performer

Rancatore, Desirée. Performer

Manca di Nissa, Bernadette. Performer

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Falstaff.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry IV.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merry wives of Windsor.

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.

Opus Arte (Firm)

Royal Opera House (London, England) Performer

Publisher No.

OA 0823 D Opus Arte

Research Call Number

*LDV 62 Notes and synopsis on file.