Giuseppe Verdi Falstaff
Commedia lirica in three acts
by Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
Libretto by Arrigo Boito (1842–1918), based on the comedy Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor and extracts from King Henry IV by William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
Sung in Italian
Co-production with the Salzburg Easter Festival
PREMIERE
- 30 July 2001, 19:30
- 05 August 2001, 19:30
- 08 August 2001, 19:30
- 13 August 2001, 19:30
- 17 August 2001, 19:30
Print programme (PDF)
Lorin Maazel, Conductor
Declan Donnellan, Stage Director
Nick Ormerod, Sets
Nick Ormerod, Costumes
Judith Greenwood, Lighting
Jane Gibson, Director of Movement
Donald Palumbo, Chorus Master
Bryn Terfel, Sir John Falstaff
Dwayne Croft, Ford
Carmela Remigio, Mrs. Alice Ford
Heidi Grant Murphy, Nannetta
Larissa Diadkova, Mrs. Quickly
Stella Doufexis, Mrs. Meg Page
Massimo Giordano, Fenton
Enrico Facini, Dr. Cajus
Anatoly Kocherga, Pistola
Anthony Mee, Bardolfo
Robert Zalmann, Wirt
Robert Rezac, Guitar
Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic