Falstaff -sung in German : Matiasek, Santi / Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Edelmann, Hongen, etc (Monaural 1963)

GIUSEPPE VERDI: Falstaff - sung in German

Sir John Falstaff - Otto Edelmann
Mrs. Quickly - Elisabeth Hongen
Mrs. Alice Ford - Melitta Muszely
Annchen - Graziella Sciuti
Ford - Hans Gunter Grimm
Fenton - Richard Von Vrooman
Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus master: Richard Rossmayer)
Vienna Symphony Orhcestra / Nello Santi, conductor

Directed by Hellmuth Matiasek
Set Design by Max Bignens
Costume Design by Annemarie Kohler

Historical Studio Production, 1963

Verdi’s musical comedy Falstaff in a brilliant studio recording from the early years of television.

Otto Edelmann’s comic Falstaff is one of the authoritative interpretations of the role in both musical and dramatic terms. The cast of Hellmuth Matiasek’s production includes Elisabeth Hongen, Melitta Muszely and Graziella Sciutti, and the Viennese Symphony Orchestra is directed by the legendary conductor Nello Santi.

A document of operatic and film history, this restored recording is available for the first time in on DVD.

Sound Format: PCM Mono
Picture Format: 4:3
DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC
Subtitle Languages: DE, IT, GB, FR, ES, JP
Running Time: 118 mins
Region Code: 0