Name: Falstaff
Start: 2015-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2015-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Opernhaus

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Serena Farnocchia

Mrs. Alice Ford

Sen Guo

Nannette

Mirela Bunoaica

Contralto

Judit Kutasi

Mrs. Quickly

Mezzo-soprano

Page Judith Schmid

Mrs. Meg Page

Baritone

Bryn Terfel

Sir John Falstaff

Roman Burdenko

Ford

Tenor

Javier Camarena

Fenton

Airam Hernández

Doctor Caius

Dmitry Ivanchey

Bardolph

Bass

Dimitri Pkhaladze

Pistol

Conductor

Fabio Luisi

Stage director

Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Costume designer

Marianne Glittenberg

Set designer

Rolf Glittenberg

Lighting designer

Jürgen Hoffmann

Chorus master

Ernst Raffelsberger

Opernhaus Zürich

Others

Chor der Oper Zürich

Orchestra

Philharmonia Zürich

Statistenverein am Opernhaus Zürich

Italian

Falstaff

Zurich

Switzerland

Opernhaus

Falstaff Verdi

Public

German

English

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass-baritone

Countertenor

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Falstaff
"A life's work of passion ends with an outburst of merriment" - this is how Verdi's lyricist Arrigo Boito commented on his Falstaff. The grimly funny story about the downtrodden and lovestruck knight Sir John Falstaff is Verdi's only comedy and at the same time the work with which the composer left the stage in 1893. Based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of WindsorThe opera tells the story of the fat knight Falstaff, who tries to alleviate his financial difficulties through love affairs with wealthy middle-class women. Mrs. Alice Ford and Mrs. Meg Page, the outraged recipients of Falstaff's love messages, not only give the fat paunch a cleverly designed lesson, but also outwit Ford's resistance to his daughter Nannetta's marriage to Fenton. In the end, the offended title hero reacts with wise superiority: relaxed cheerfulness is the only appropriate reaction to the confused hustle and bustle of this world.
Can one imagine a bass-baritone with a stronger voice and character in the role of Falstaff than the Welsh world star Bryn Terfel? After his glorious appearance in Zurich as a Dutchman, he is now presenting himself in our Falstaffresume the honor. General Music Director Fabio Luisi takes on Verdi's score, which is brimming with humor and ideas. Javier Camarena gives the fenton

Falstaff
«Ein Lebenswerk der Leidenschaft endigt mit einem Ausbruch von Heiterkeit» – so kommentierte Verdis Textdichter Arrigo Boito dessen Falstaff. Die grimmig-komische Geschichte um den heruntergekommenen und liebestollen Ritter Sir John Falstaff ist Verdis einzige Komödie und gleichzeitig das Werk, mit dem sich der Komponist 1893 von der Bühne verabschiedete. Basierend auf Shakespeares Lustigen Weibern von Windsor erzählt die Oper von dem dicken Ritter Falstaff, der seine Geldnöte durch Liebesabenteuer mit steinreichen Bürgersfrauen zu lindern versucht. Mrs. Alice Ford und Mrs. Meg Page, die empörten Empfängerinnen von Falstaffs Liebesbotschaften, verpassen dem Dickwanst nicht  nur einen klug eingefädelten Denkzettel, sondern überlisten auch Fords Widerstand gegen die Hochzeit seiner Tochter Nannetta mit Fenton. Der brüskierte Titelheld reagiert am Ende mit weiser Überlegenheit: gelassene Heiterkeit ist die einzig angemessene Reaktion auf das verwirrte Treiben dieser Welt.
Kann man sich einen stimmmächtigeren und charakterstärkeren Bassbariton in der Partie des Falstaff vorstellen als den walisischen Weltstar Bryn Terfel? Nach seinem gloriosen Zürcher Auftritt als Holländer gibt er sich nun in unserer Falstaff-resume the honor. General Music Director Fabio Luisi takes on Verdi's score, which is brimming with humor and ideas. Javier Camarena gives the fenton.

Deutsch

Falstaff by Verdi, Tue 15 Sep 2015, From (2015/2015), Directed by Sven-Eric Bechtolf,, Conductor Fabio Luisi, Opernhaus, Zurich, Switzerland

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