Falstaff

~ Release by Verdi; Jean‐Philippe Lafont, Hillevi Martinpelto, Anthony Michaels-Moore, Sara Mingardo, Rebecca Evans, Antonello Palombi, Eirian James, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Cast

Sir John Falstaff: Jean-Philippe Lafont
Ford: Anthony Michaels-Moore
Fenton: Antonello Palombi
Dr. Cajus: Peter Bronder
Bardolfo: Francis Egerton
Pistola: Gabriele Monici
Mrs. Alice Ford: Hillevi Martinpelto
Nannetta: Rebecca Evans
Mrs. Quickly: Sara Mingardo
Mrs. Meg Page: Eirian James

Borghesi e popolani, servi di Ford, mascherata di folletti, di fate, di streghe, ecc.

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et romantique – Monteverdi Choir
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner

Recording location: The Colosseum, Watford, 16-21 July 1998
Based on the Ricordi Edition, edited by Zedda and Broussard

Annotation last modified on 2020-05-12 11:27 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Falstaff!” (Cajus)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Jean‐Philippe Lafont (baritone) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
Gabriele Monici (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Cajus]:
Peter Bronder (British tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Falstaff!“ - “Olà!“ (Dr Cajus, Falstaff, Bardolfo, Pistola) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:35
2Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “6 polli: 6 scellini” (Falstaff)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Jean‐Philippe Lafont (baritone) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Sei polli: Sei scellini” (Falstaff, Bardolfo) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:52
3Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Ehi! paggio! Andate a impendervi” (Falstaff)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Jean‐Philippe Lafont (baritone) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Ehi! Paggio!” - “L’onore! Ladri!” - “Io stesso, sì, io, io” (Falstaff) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer) and Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:22
4Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Alice” (Meg)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Meg]:
Eirian James (mezzo-soprano) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Quickly]:
Sara Mingardo (contralto) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
soprano vocals [Alice]:
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
soprano vocals [Nannetta]:
Rebecca Evans (soprano) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Alice!” - “Meg!“ - “Nannetta!“ (Meg, Alice, Quickly, Nannetta) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:17
5Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Fulgida Alice! amor t'offro …” (Meg)
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Anthony Michaels-Moore (baritone) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
Gabriele Monici (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Meg]:
Eirian James (mezzo-soprano) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Quickly]:
Sara Mingardo (contralto) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
soprano vocals [Alice]:
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
soprano vocals [Nannetta]:
Rebecca Evans (soprano) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Cajus]:
Peter Bronder (British tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Fenton]:
Antonello Palombi (tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Fulgida Alice! amor t'offro” (Meg, Alice, Quickly, Nannetta, Cajus, Bardolfo, Fenton, Pistola, Ford) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:23
6Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “E'un ribaldo, un furbo, un ladro“ (Cajus)
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Anthony Michaels-Moore (baritone) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
Gabriele Monici (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Meg]:
Eirian James (mezzo-soprano) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Quickly]:
Sara Mingardo (contralto) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
soprano vocals [Alice]:
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
soprano vocals [Nannetta]:
Rebecca Evans (soprano) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Cajus]:
Peter Bronder (British tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Fenton]:
Antonello Palombi (tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Ripeti” - “In due parole” – “È un ribaldo, un furbo, un ladro” (Meg, Alice, Quickly, Nannetta, Cajus, Bardolfo, Fenton, Pistola, Ford) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:08
7Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Pst, pst, Nannetta” (Fenton)
soprano vocals [Nannetta]:
Rebecca Evans (soprano) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Fenton]:
Antonello Palombi (tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Pst, pst, Nannetta!” - “Vien qua” - “Labbra di foco!” (Fenton, Nannetta) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:48
8Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Falstaff m'ha canzonata“ (Alice)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Meg]:
Eirian James (mezzo-soprano) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Quickly]:
Sara Mingardo (contralto) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
soprano vocals [Alice]:
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
soprano vocals [Nannetta]:
Rebecca Evans (soprano) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Falstaff m'ha canzonata” (Alice, Meg, Nannetta, Quickly) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:37
9Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Torno all'assalto” (Fenton)
soprano vocals [Nannetta]:
Rebecca Evans (soprano) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Fenton]:
Antonello Palombi (tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Torno all'assalto” - “Torna alla gara” (Fenton, Nannetta) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:19
10Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Udrai quanta egli sfoggia” (Bardolfo)
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Anthony Michaels-Moore (baritone) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
Gabriele Monici (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Udrai quanta egli sfoggia magniloquenza altera” (Bardolfo, Ford, Pistola) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:10
11Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “Siam pentiti e contriti” (Bardolfo, Pistola)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Jean‐Philippe Lafont (baritone) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
Gabriele Monici (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “Siam pentiti e contriti” (Bardolfo, Pistola, Falstaff) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:07
12Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “Reverenza!” (Quickly)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Jean‐Philippe Lafont (baritone) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Quickly]:
Sara Mingardo (contralto) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “Reverenza!” (Quickly, Falstaff) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:13
13Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “Alice è mia!” (Falstaff)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Jean‐Philippe Lafont (baritone) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “Alice è mia!” – “Va, vecchio John” (Falstaff, Bardolfo) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:59
14Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “Signore, v'assista il cielo!” (Ford)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Jean‐Philippe Lafont (baritone) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Anthony Michaels-Moore (baritone) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
Gabriele Monici (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “Signore, v'assista il cielo!” (Ford, Falstaff, Bardolfo, Pistola) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi0:41
15Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “In me vedete un uom” (Ford)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Jean‐Philippe Lafont (baritone) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Anthony Michaels-Moore (baritone) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
Gabriele Monici (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “In me vedete un uom che ha un'abbondanza grande” (Ford, Falstaff, Bardolfo, Pistola) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi8:50
16Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “E' sogno? o realtà” (Ford)
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Anthony Michaels-Moore (baritone) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “È sogno? o realtà?” (Ford) (Ford's monologue) (from 1998-07-16 until 1998-07-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi6:26
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