Giuseppe Verdi • Falstaff
Commedia lirica in three acts
by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Libretto by Arrigo Boito (1842–1918), based on the comedy Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor and extracts from King Henry IV by William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
PREMIERE
- 02 August 1982, 18:00
- 14 August 1982, 18:00
- 17 August 1982, 18:00
- 26 August 1982, 18:00
- 30 August 1982, 18:00
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Herbert von Karajan, Conductor
Herbert von Karajan, Director
Günther Schneider-Siemssen, Sets
Georges Wakhevitch, Costumes
Heidrun Schwarz, Ballet arrangement
Walter Hagen-Groll, Chorus Master
Giuseppe Taddei, Sir John Falstaff
Rolando Panerai, Ford
Raina Kabaiwanska, Mrs. Alice Ford
Janet Perry, Nannetta
Christa Ludwig, Mrs. Quickly
Trudeliese Schmidt, Mrs. Meg Page
Francisco Araiza, Fenton
Piero de Palma, Dr. Cajus
Federico Davià, Pistola
Heinz Zednik, Bardolfo
Children from the Ballet school of the Salzburger Landestheater,
Members of the Wiener Staatsopernballett,
Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus ,
Vienna Philharmonic,