Overview

This first-rate 1982 production of Verdi’s Falstaff marked the great 20th century Italian maestro Carlo Maria Giulini's return to opera conducting after more than a decade's absence. Renato Bruson leads a brilliant cast as the lovable fat knight Sir John Falstaff, going toe to toe in a series of hijinks with Katia Ricciarelli (Alice Ford) and Brenda Boozer (Meg Page).

Top Cast

Renato Bruson

Sir John Falstaff

Katia Ricciarelli

Mrs. Alice Ford

Leo Nucci

Ford

B

Brenda Boozer

Mrs. Meg Page

W

William Wildermann

Pistola

Barbara Hendricks

Nannetta

Francis Egerton

Bardolfo

L

Lucia Valentini-Terrani

Mrs. Quickly

G

George MacPherson

Oste

J

John Dobson

Dr. Cajus

D

Dalmacio Gonzales

Fenton