GIUSEPPE VERDI
Falstaff
Ambrogio Maestri, Juan Diego Flórez, Barbara Frittoli
Coro & Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala / Riccardo Muti
Directed for Stage by Ruggero Cappuccio
Costumes by Carlo Poggioli
Recorded live at the Teatro Verdi, Busseto, 10 April 2001
This Falstaff performance constituted the high point of the impressive 100th anniversary celebrations of the composer’s death
The present recording was made in Busseto, Verdi’s birthplace, in the small, 328-seat Teatro Verdi, provided the ensemble of La Scala, Milan, under its principal conductor Riccardo Muti, with a particularly captivating backdrop
Singers including shooting star Ambrogio Maestri in the title role, exciting young tenor Juan Diego Flórez as Fenton and internationally acclaimed Barbara Frittoli as Alice – gave superb performances
The special appeal of this production lies not only in the excellent quality of the music; there is also the fact that the scenery and costumes were recreated from a historical performance of 1913
The lively and witty direction of the young Italian Ruggero Cappuccio combines the historical backdrop with the vitality of modern direction.
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic
Sound Formats: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Region Code: 0
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish
Booklet Notes: English, German, French
Running Time: 118 mins
EuroArts DVD NTSC 2051728