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Falstaff (Italian pronunciation:) is a comic opera in three acts by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian-language libretto was adapted by Arrigo Boito from the play The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2 , by William Shakespeare .
Valzer (written by Verdi for piano, but not published until 1963 when Nino Rota adapted it for orchestra in his score for Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard) Orchestral. Sinfonia in B-flat major; Sinfonia in C major; Sinfonia del M. Verdi in D major ; with Giacomo Mori, Canto di Virginia Con Variazioni per Oboe Composte con accomp.to d ...
The "Operadis" discography lists more than seventy other recordings, made at live performances. They include those conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham at the Metropolitan Opera in 1944 with Leonard Warren in the title role; [4] Fritz Reiner with Warren at the Met (1948); [5] Victor de Sabata with Mariano Stabile at La Scala (1951); [6] Karajan and Gobbi at the Salzburg Festival (1957); [7] Tullio ...
He is especially known for his portrayal of the title character in Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He studied piano and singing in his home town, Pavia . In Italy he has performed at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Teatro Regio in Parma, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma , Teatro Regio in Turin, Teatro Verdi in ...
Sir Geraint Llewellyn Evans CBE (16 February 1922 – 19 September 1992) was a Welsh bass-baritone noted for operatic roles including Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, and the title role in Wozzeck. Evans was especially acclaimed for his performances in the title role of Verdi's Falstaff.
Georg Solti – Verdi: Falstaff (RCA Italiana Opera Chorus and Orchestra) Rudolf Kempe – Smetana: The Bartered Bride (Bamberg Symphony) Thomas Schippers – Puccini: La Boheme (Orchestra of The Opera House-Rome and Chorus of the Opera House-Rome) Alexander Melik-Pachaev – Mussorgsky: Boris Godounov (Bolshoi Theatre Chorus and Bolshoi ...
The form follows the basic pattern: Introductory music, usually instrumental; Recitative or dialogue to an initial or basic tempo; Adagio/ Cavatina/ "Pezzo concertato" "Tempo di mezzo" (middle movement, interlude, often sounds as if it is interrupting the action with entry of a third party) [5]
The Life of Verdi is a 1982 Italian-language biographical television miniseries directed by Renato Castellani dramatizing the life of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. Castellani also co-wrote the original script with Leonardo Benvenuti and Piero De Bernardi. The English version was written by Gene Luotto and narrated by Burt Lancaster.