Verdi Falstaff opera to libretto by Arrigo Boito. Directed 2019 by Laurent Pelly at the Teatro Real, Madrid. Stars Roberto De Candia (Sir John Falstaff), Joel Prieto (Fenton), Christophe Mortagne (Dr. Caius), Mikeldi Atxalandabaso (Bardolfo), Valeriano Lanchas (Pistola), Rebecca Evans (Mrs. Alice Ford), Simone Piazzola (Ford), Ruth Iniesta (Nannetta), Daniela Barcellona (Mistress Quickly), and Maite Beaumont (Mrs. Meg Page). Danielle Rustioni conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real (Chorus Master Andrés Máspero). Set design by Barbara de Limburg; costume design by Laurent Pelly; lighting design by Joël Adam; musical assistant director was Alessandro Poleggi; assistants to the stage director were Christian Räth and Barbara Lluch; sets and costume assistant was Anuschka Braun. Directed for TV by Stéphane Lebard; produced by François Duplat and Xavier Dubois. Sung in Italian. Released in 2020, disc has 5.1 dts-HD Master Audio sound. Grade: NA
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