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Verdi's musical comedy Falstaff in a brilliant studio recording from the early years of television. Otto Edelmann's comic Falstaff is one of the authoritative interpretations of the role in both musical and dramatic terms. The cast of Hellmuth Matiasek's production includes Elisabeth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Wiener Symphoniker (Instrumentalist), Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Singer)
Other Authors: Matiasek, Hellmuth, 1931- (Director), Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918 (Librettist), Santi, Nello (Conductor)
Format: Video
Language:German
Language Notes:Sung in German, with English subtitles.
Published: Halle, Saxony-Anhalt : Monarda Arts, 1963.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Operas.
Operas
Filmed performances
Opera films
Opera films.
Filmed performances.
Films d'opéra.
Spectacles filmés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Verdi's musical comedy Falstaff in a brilliant studio recording from the early years of television. Otto Edelmann's comic Falstaff is one of the authoritative interpretations of the role in both musical and dramatic terms. The cast of Hellmuth Matiasek's production includes Elisabeth Höngen, Melitta Muszely and Graziella Sciutti, and the Viennese Symphony Orchestra is directed by the legendary conductor Nello Santi. A document of operatic and film history, this restored recording is available for the first time on DVD.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed February 23, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (118 minutes)
Playing Time:01:57:29
Production Credits:Stage director, Hellmuth Matiasek ; set designer, Max Bignens ; costume designer, Annemarie Kö#x88;hler.