{"product_id":"giulini-verdi-falstaff-1961-paco170","title":"GIULINI Verdi: Falstaff (1961) - PACO170","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eVERDI \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eFalstaff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eLive performance, 1961\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration: 2hr 8:13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eGeraint Evans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e  Sir John Falstaff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRobert Bowman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e  Bardolph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eMichael Langdon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e Pistol\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRegina Resnik\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e  Mistress Quickly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eMirella Freni\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e  Anne Ford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eLuigi Alva\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e  Fenton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eCovent Garden Opera Chorus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eCovent Garden Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econducted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eCarlo Maria Giulini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PACO170.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\nVerdi’s last opera stands apart. For one thing it’s his only well-known\ncomic opera and after numerous betrayals, sacrifices, doomed heroes and\nheroines that comes as something of a shock. It also continues Verdi’s\nmusical evolution away from showpiece arias and duets (think \u003cem\u003eRigoletto\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eIl Trovatore\u003c\/em\u003e) towards musical continuity and\nensemble pieces.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nGeraint Evans was an experienced Falstaff and provides us with a warm yet\nintensely human characterisation of the knight, inviting our empathy. His\noperatic home was Covent Garden, though he sang all over the world, and\naside from Falstaff he was particularly noted for Italian roles such as Don\nPasquale, Mozart’s Figaro and Leporello, as well as Beckmesser in \u003cem\u003eDie Meistersinger\u003c\/em\u003e and the title role in \u003cem\u003eWozzeck\u003c\/em\u003e. Evans’s\ncharacterful yet powerful bass-baritone, combined with his excellent acting\nskills, made him ideally suited to these parts.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nJoining Evans are a blend of home-grown Covent Garden regulars (Veasey,\nLanigan, Langdon) and imported stars. The formidable Mistress Quickly is\nsung by Regina Resnik. The American had made her Met debut as a soprano in\n1944 but by the mid-1950s had moved into mezzo-soprano roles. A versatile\nsinger who was comfortable in a variety of languages and styles, Resnik is\nperhaps best known as Carmen, Klytemnestra, The Countess ( \u003cem\u003eQueen of Spades) \u003c\/em\u003eand Orlovsky, and made regular appearances at\nCovent Garden in the 1950s and 1960s. Alice Ford is sung by the\nlittle-known Mariella Angioletti in her only role at Covent Garden, while\nAustralian John Shaw, a noted Rigoletto, Iago and Scarpia at Covent Garden\nin the 1960s, is heard as Ford.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nThe two young lovers are beautifully portrayed by Mirella Freni and Luigi\nAlva. Thirty-three-year-old Alva was already a well-established tenor\nspecialising in Mozart and Rossini, having recorded Fenton, Don Ottavio and\nCount Almaviva for EMI in the 1950s. Freni, just twenty-five, was at the\nstart of her career and this production marked her Royal Opera debut. The\ncritics were enamoured. \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e declared that ‘never can the\nlovers have looked younger or sounded more in love’ while \u003cem\u003eOpera Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e thought them to be ‘most adorable pair of young\nlovers this opera has ever had’.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nThis was the first production of \u003cem\u003eFalstaff\u003c\/em\u003e at Covent Garden and the\nmanagement hired Carlo Maria Giulini to conduct and Franco Zeffirelli to\ndirect. The reception was universally positive with the run of seven\nperformances almost sold out. \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e gushed over an\n‘ultra-sophisticated’ production while the editor of \u003cem\u003eOpera Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e enjoyed it so much, he saw no less than three\nperformances. This live BBC broadcast of the second performance of the run\nlets us all enjoy Verdi’s sparkling comedy once more.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVERDI \u003c\/b\u003eFalstaff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. RADIO Introduction to Falstaff  (1:27)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAct 1, Scene 1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Falstaff! Ola!  (5:12)\u003cbr\u003e3. Sei polli: sei scellini...So che andiam, la notte  (2:57)\u003cbr\u003e4. Ma è tempo d'assottigliar l'ingegno...V'è noto un tal, qui del paese  (3:53)\u003cbr\u003e5. L'Onore! Ladri!  (4:21)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAct 1, Scene 2 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Alice. Meg. Nannetta  (1:24)\u003cbr\u003e7. Fulgida Alice! amor t'offro...Quell'otre! quel tino!  (4:02)\u003cbr\u003e8. In due parole  (1:33)\u003cbr\u003e9. Pst, pst, Nannetta... Labbra di foco!  (5:46)\u003cbr\u003e10. Udrai quanta egli sfoggia  (3:43)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAct 2 Scene 1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. Siam pentiti e contriti... Reverenza!  (6:34)\u003cbr\u003e12. Alice è mia!... Va, vecchio John  (1:57)\u003cbr\u003e13. Signore, v'assista il cielo!  (2:43)\u003cbr\u003e14. C'è a Windsor una dama  (7:06)\u003cbr\u003e15. È sogno? o realtà  (6:19)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc Two\u003cbr\u003eAct 2 Scene 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Presentereno un bill...Giunta all'Albergo della Giarrettiera  (4:10)\u003cbr\u003e2. Gaie comari di Windsor!  (1:51)\u003cbr\u003e3. Alfin t'ho colto, faggiante fior  (3:24)\u003cbr\u003e4. Quand'ero paggio  (1:00)\u003cbr\u003e5. Mia signora!  (2:50)\u003cbr\u003e6. Vien qua. Che Chiasso!  (1:40)\u003cbr\u003e7. C'è. C'è. Se t'agguanto! Se ti piglio!  (5:27)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAct 3 Scene 1\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e8. Ehi! Taverniere! Mondo ladro  (6:40)\u003cbr\u003e9. Reverenza. La bella Alice...Quando il rintocco della mezzanotte  (5:39)\u003cbr\u003e10. Brava. Quelle corna saranno la mia gioia!  (5:24)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAct 3 Scene 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. Dal labbro il canto estasiato volla  (5:25)\u003cbr\u003e12. Una, due, tre, quattro  (4:07)\u003cbr\u003e13. Ninfe! Elfi! Silfi!... Sul fin d'un soffio etesio  (6:32)\u003cbr\u003e14. Alto là!...Pizzica, pizzica  (6:20)\u003cbr\u003e15. Ogni sorta di gente dozzinale  (3:59)\u003cbr\u003e16. Facciamo il parentado... Tutto nel mando è burla  (3:28)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e17. RADIO Applause and final commentary  (1:21)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCovent Garden Opera Chorus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChorus-master: Douglas Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCovent Garden Orchestra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeader: Charles Taylor\u003cbr\u003econducted by \u003cb\u003eCarlo Maria Giulini\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCAST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeraint Evans\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ebaritone \u003c\/i\u003e(Sir John Falstaff)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Bowman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003etenor \u003c\/i\u003e(Bardolph)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Langdon\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ebass \u003c\/i\u003e(Pistol)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Lanigan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003etenor \u003c\/i\u003e(Dr. Caius)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ebaritone \u003c\/i\u003e(Ford)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariella Angioletto\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003esoprano \u003c\/i\u003e(Alice Ford)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMirella Freni\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003esoprano \u003c\/i\u003e(Anne Ford)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosephine Veasey\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003emezzo-soprano\u003c\/i\u003e (Meg Page)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegina Resnik\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003emezzo-soprano\u003c\/i\u003e (Mistress Quickly)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuigi Alva\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003etenor \u003c\/i\u003e(Fenton)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXR remastered by Andrew Rose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCover artwork based on a photograph of Regina Resnik and Geraint Evans in Falstaff, Covent Garden, 1961\u003cbr\u003eLive BBC radio broadcast from Covent Garden, London, 12 May 1961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTotal duration: 2hr 8:13   \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eCD1: 58:57     \u003cbr\u003eCD2: 69:17\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fCover Art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcover_art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/thumbs\/PACO170.jpg578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/PACO170.pdf578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f","brand":"Pristine Classical","offers":[{"title":"Ambient Stereo 24-bit FLAC","offer_id":54932364394835,"sku":"urz1789302724761","price":27.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ambient Stereo 16-bit FLAC","offer_id":54932364427603,"sku":"uvn1789302724762","price":20.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"320kbps Ambient Stereo MP3","offer_id":54932364460371,"sku":"mxh1789302724763","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1068\/1833\/9155\/files\/giulini-verdi-falstaff-1961---paco170_1.jpg?v=1789302732","url":"https:\/\/vendnora.com\/products\/giulini-verdi-falstaff-1961-paco170","provider":"luckagni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}