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Falstaff : comedy in three acts / [libretto] by Arrigo Boito after Shakespeare ; music by Giuseppe Verdi ; staged and directed by Götz Friedrich ; a production of UNITEL Film- und Fernseh-produktionsgesellschaft mbH & Co., Munich.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoHamburg : Deutsche Grammophon ; [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp., ©2005.
Description1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Operas.
Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character)--Drama.
Other author/creatorBoito, Arrigo, 1842-1918 librettist.
Other author/creatorBacquier, Gabriel performer.
Other author/creatorStilwell, Richard, performer.
Other author/creatorCosotti, Max René, performer.
Other author/creatorArmstrong, Karan, 1941- performer.
Other author/creatorIhloff, Jutta-Renate, performer.
Other author/creatorLindenstrand, Sylvia performer.
Other author/creatorSzirmay, Márta performer.
Other author/creatorLanigan, John, 1921-1996, performer.
Other author/creatorMaus, Peter, performer.
Other author/creatorCold, Ulrik performer.
Other author/creatorSolti, Georg, 1912-1997, conductor.
Other author/creatorFriedrich, Götz director.
Other author/creatorShakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merry wives of Windsor.
Other author/creatorShakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry IV.
Included WorkVerdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Falstaff.
Other author/creatorWiener Philharmoniker performer.
Other author/creatorKonzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor.
Other author/creatorDeutsche Oper Berlin. Chor performer.
Other author/creatorSchöneberger Sängerknaben, performer.
Other author/creatorWiener Sängerknaben.
Other author/creatorUnitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH.
Other author/creatorDeutsche Grammophon (Firm)
Other author/creatorUniversal Music Distribution.
General noteStudio film of the opera.
General notePreviously released on videocassette in 1988.
General noteProgram notes and synopsis in English with German and French translations (27 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
CreditsSet design, Jörg Neumann, Thomas Riccabona ; costume design, Bernd Müller.
Performer Gabriel Bacquier (Sir John Falstaff) ; Richard Stilwell (Ford) ; Max-René Cosotti (Fenton) ; Karan Armstrong (Mrs. Alice Ford) ; Jutta Renate Ihloff (Nannetta) ; Sylvia Lindenstrand (Mrs. Meg Page) ; Marta Szirmay (Mrs. Quickly) ; John Lanigan (Dr. Cajus) ; Peter Maus (Bardolfo) ; Ulrik Cold (Pistola) ; supporting soloists ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor ; Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin ; Schöneberger Sängerknaben ; Wiener Sängerknaben ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteSound recorded in Vienna, Oct. 1978; filmed at Berlin, BUFA-Studios, Feb.-Mar. 1979.
Technical detailsDVD; NTSC; PCM stereo or digital surround DTS 5.1; aspect ratio 4:3; region code 0 (worldwide).
LanguageSung in Italian; subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish and Chinese.
Genre/formMusic videos.
Genre/formFiction films.
Publisher numberB0005511-09 Deutsche Grammophon
Publisher number00440 073 4080 Deutsche Grammophon

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