Verdi: Falstaff (Jurowski)

From Glyndebourne's 2009 season
Certificate: N/A
Running Time: 136 mins
Retail Price: £24.99
Release Date: 01/02/2010
Content Type: Musical Recording

Synopsis:
The inspirational Vladimir Jurowski conducts Verdi's last opera, his only true comic opera. An international cast is led by Christopher Purves in the larger-than-life role of the corpulent Falstaff, whose profligacy both outrages and inspires the citizens of Windsor. Richard Jones's production brings out the humour, bitterness and anger - mixed with tenderness and wisdom - embodied in the Shakespeare plays on which the libretto is based. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound.







Dr Caius: Peter Hoare
Sir John Falstaff: Christopher Purves
Bardolph: Alasdair Elliott
Pistol: Paolo Battaglia
Mrs Page (Meg): Jennifer Holloway
Mrs Ford (Alice): Dina Kuznetsova
Mistress Quickly: Marie-Nicolre Lemieux
Nannetta: Adriana Kucerova
Fenton: Bulent Bezduz
Ford: Tassis Christoyannis

London Philharmonic Orchestra
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski
Director: Richard Jones

Recorded live at Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, East Sussex, June 2009.

Special Features:
Illustrated synopsis
Cast gallery

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