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Sunday, March 14th at 1:00pm
Thursday, March 18th at 4:00pm
presented in High Definition and Stereo Sound
FALSTAFF
(Verdi)
Performed at Opéra
Royal De Wallonie, Liège, Belgium
CAST:
Ruggero Raimondi (Sir John Falstaff)
Luca Salsi (Ford)
Virginia Tola (Mrs Alice Ford)
Sabina Puértolas (Nannetta)
Tiberius Simu (Fenton)
Cinzia De Mola (Mistress Quickly)
Liliana Mattei (Mrs. Meg Page)
Gregory Bonfatti (Dr. Caius)
Pietro Picone (Bardolfo)
Luciano Montanaro (Pistola)
Running
time: 2 hrs. 50 min. plus one intermission
Sung in Italian with
English subtitles
With Falstaff,
Verdi bid a magnificent farewell to opera. He chose, however,
a genre that he wasn’t familiar with: the comic opera.
His librettist, Boito, gave Verdi a text, adapted from a
Shakespeare play, that allowed him to express all his skills
and power, giving the musicians as important role as the
characters. Verdi brought something new to opera at a time
when his prior works had already become classics. This last
Verdi opera was first played in front of an enthusiastic
Milanese public and ended Verdi’s work on an happy
note.
To interpret the title role, Ruggero
Raimondi, this masterful actor and exceptional artist with
a powerful and colorful voice, comes back to Liège
for the inauguration of the Royal Opera House. Paolo Arrivabeni
conducts this phenomenal production.
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TICKETS
FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT: $20.00 per person
(Sorry,
No Passes or Discounted Admissions accepted)
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