Name: Falstaff
Start: 1982-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1982-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Felsenreitschule

Organization

Set designer

Günther Schneider-Siemssen

Singer

Baritone

Giuseppe Taddei

Sir John Falstaff

Rolando Panerai

Ford

Tenor

Francisco Araiza

Fenton

Heinz Zednik

Bardolph

Soprano

Raina Kabaivanska

Mrs. Alice Ford

Janet Perry

Nannette

Mezzo-soprano

Trudeliese Schmidt

Mrs. Meg Page

Contralto

Christian Ludwig

Mrs. Quickly

Silent

Alexander Schneider

Robin

Peter Busse

Mine Host of the Garter Inn

Salzburger Festspiele

Others

Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor

Salzburger Festspiele und Theater Kinderchor

Italian

Falstaff

Salzburg

Austria

Felsenreitschule

“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.

Falstaff Verdi

Public

Approved

Production booklet

Further reading