| Description |
1 videodisc (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mixed |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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all regions |
| Note |
Opera in 3 acts. |
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Title from opening screen credits. |
| Performer |
Christopher Purves (Falstaff) ; Tassis Christoyannis (Ford) ; Dina Kuznetsova (Alice Ford) ; Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Mistress Quickly) ; Adriana Kuc̆erová (Nannetta) ; Bülent Bezdüz (Fenton) ; Jennifer Holloway (Meg Page) ; Peter Hoare (Dr. Caius) ; Paolo Battaglia (Pistol) ; Alasdair Elliott (Bardolf) ; Glyndebourne Chorus ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Vladimir Jurowski, conductor. |
| Credits |
Director, Richard Jones; set and costume designer, Ultz; lighting designer, Mimi Jordan Sherin; directed for television by François Roussillon. |
| Event |
Recorded in performance June 2009, Glyndebourne Opera House. |
| System Details |
DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, PCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9; all regions. |
| Note |
Program notes by Russ McDonald in English, with French and German translations (23 p. : ill) inserted in container. |
| Summary |
The comic misadventures of Shakespeare's Sir John Falstaff, adapted from his Merry wives of Windsor and Henry IV by Verdi and Boito. |
| Note |
Extra features: illustrated synopsis, cast gallery. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian, with English, French, German, Spanish and Italian subtitles. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Merry wives of Windsor.
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Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918, librettist.
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Purves, Christopher, performer.
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Christoyannis, Tassis, performer.
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Kuznetsova, Dina, performer.
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Lemieux, Marie-Nicole, performer.
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Kučerová, Adriana, performer.
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Bezdüz, Bülent, performer.
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Holloway, Jennifer (Mezzo-soprano), performer.
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Hoare, Peter, 1965- performer.
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Battaglia, Paolo, 1968- performer.
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Elliott, Alasdair, performer.
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Jurowski, Vladimir, 1972- conductor.
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Jones, Richard, 1953 June 7-
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Ultz.
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Sherin, Mimi Jordan.
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Roussillon, François.
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Falstaff.
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Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, performer.
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London Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.
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Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
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Association relative à la télévision européenne.
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Glyndebourne Enterprises.
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François Roussillon et associés.
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Mezzo (Television station : Paris, France)
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Société nationale télévision française 1.
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Opus Arte (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
809478010210 |
| Music No. |
OA 1021 D Opus Arte |
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