Falstaff
Réalisé par Franco Zeffirelli, Brian Large7.5
It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there remained within him one last great comedy fighting to get out that we owe this absolute miracle of an opera. Produced in 1893 as Verdi turned 80 there is much in this masterpiece that can be identified as a modernist neoclassical work. The use of short motifs instead of long arioso melodic lines, the spry and reduced orchestral textures and the lack of a single 'stand and deliver' dramatic declamatory aria all serve to make this more of a 20th century work than an example of 19th century late-Romanticism.
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Falstaff Trivia
Falstaff was released on 1 janvier 1993.
Falstaff was directed by Franco Zeffirelli, Brian Large.
Falstaff has a runtime of 2h 6min.
Falstaff was produced by Louisa Briccetti, Daniel Anker.
It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there remained within him one last great comedy fighting to get out that we owe this absolute miracle of an opera. Produced in 1893 as Verdi turned 80 there is much in this masterpiece that can be identified as a modernist neoclassical work. The use of short motifs instead of long arioso melodic lines, the spry and reduced orchestral textures and the lack of a single 'stand and deliver' dramatic declamatory aria all serve to make this more of a 20th century work than an example of 19th century late-Romanticism.
The key characters in Falstaff are Alice Ford (Mirella Freni), Nannetta (Barbara Bonney), Sir John Falstaff (Paul Plishka).
Falstaff is rated G.
Falstaff is a Musique film.