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Verdi: Falstaff
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Iván Fischer is putting aside the internationally acclaimed Mozart series to direct some Verdi. This next big project on the Budapest Festival Orchestra's programme is the Italian composer's final opera and his cheery farewell to the world: Falstaff.
Although Verdi feared he might not be able to complete the work, Arrigo Boito's powers of persuasion convinced him to get started on it despite his advancing age. He liked and respected Shakespeare, keeping his volumes on his bedside table. Boito cobbled together from The Merry Wives of Windsor and both parts of Henry IV a libretto that was so singular that Verdi was unable to resist it. He composed without a deadline, with endless freedom, for his own amusement. Thus was born a completely new genre: the lyric comedy. The paunchy and comical character of Falstaff and his attempts at seduction for profit are depicted in this rich and imaginatively melodic opera with a nuanced dash of wise self-irony.
A joint production of Müpa and the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
Presented by: Müpa Budapest, Budapest Festival Orchestra
Conductor:
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Iván Fischer
Performers:
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FalstaffNicola Alaimo
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FordTassis Christoyannis
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AliceEva Mei
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NannettaSylvia Schwartz
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Meg PageLaura Polverelli
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Mistress QuicklyYvonne Naef
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FentonXabier Anduaga
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Dr. CaiusCarlo Bosi
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BardolfoStuart Patterson
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PistolaGiovanni Battista Parodi
Featuring:
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Budapest Festival Orchestra
Creators:
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directorIván Fischer, Marco Gandini
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