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- When
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Sunday Jan 24, 2010 (7:30pm)
Sunday Jan 31, 2010 (3pm)
- Where
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Directions: Subway: 1,2,3, B, C trains to 96th Street (two stops from Times Square on 2,3 trains). Bus: M104 up- or downtown to 94th Street; M96 crosstown to Broadway
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$21; Members $19; 5 or More $18; Members 5 or More $16
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Performed at Opéra Royal De Wallonie, Liège, Belgium 2010
Conductor: Paolo Arrivabeni
Director, Choreographer, Sets, Costumes and Lights: Stefano Poda
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)
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.
