Falstaff
This first-rate 1982 production of Verdi’s Falstaff marked the great 20th century Italian maestro Carlo Maria Giulini's return to opera conducting after more than a decade's absence. Renato Bruson leads a brilliant cast as the lovable fat knight Sir John Falstaff, going toe to toe in a series of hijinks with Katia Ricciarelli (Alice Ford) and Brenda Boozer (Meg Page).
Cast
Renato Bruson
as Sir John Falstaff
Katia Ricciarelli
as Mrs. Alice Ford
Leo Nucci
as Ford
Brenda Boozer
as Mrs. Meg Page
William Wildermann
as Pistola
Barbara Hendricks
as Nannetta
Francis Egerton
as Bardolfo
Lucia Valentini-Terrani
as Mrs. Quickly
George MacPherson
as Oste
John Dobson
as Dr. Cajus