Verdi-Falstaff | Verdi-Falstaff | DVD

Giuseppe Verdi was an Italian opera composer of the 19th century, born on 9 or 10 October 1813 in Le Roncole, a village near Busseto, and died on 27 January 1901 in Milan. His operas are among the most sung on stages around the world.

This is a one-disc DVD-Video of Verdi's three-act comic opera Falstaff, recorded at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1976 and released in 2013 by Arthaus Musik. It is sung in Italian with English, German, Spanish, French and Italian subtitles, runs for 118 minutes and is region 0 in NTSC format. John Pritchard conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, with the libretto by Arrigo Boito, production and set design by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and film direction by Dave Heather. Donald Gramm sings Sir John Falstaff and Benjamin Luxon sings Ford.

Track List

1. Opening
2. Closing