Verdi: FalstaffMovie
“The whole world is a jest, man was born a great jester…” So goes the brilliant conclusion to Verdi’s Falstaff, an opera inspired by Shakespeare’s beloved comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor. The virtuosic score requires a particularly talented cast, not to mention a truly exceptional conductor. Herbert von Karajan perfectly fits the bill, and this performance featuring the Wiener Philharmoniker and an all-star group of singers is clearly worthy of Verdi’s powerful work, a masterpiece whose comic facade thinly veils the complex and sometimes even tragic characters’ struggles. Recorded in 1982. Re-released 2015.
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Verdi: Falstaff is a 2015 music movie.
The production information lists an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Giuseppe Taddei, Rolando Panerai, Francisco Araiza, Piero De Palma. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
