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It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there remained within him one last great comedy fighting to get out that we owe this absolute miracle of an opera. Produced in 1893 as Verdi turned 80 there is much in this masterpiece that can be identified as a modernist neoclassical work. The use of short motifs instead of long arioso melodic lines, the spry and reduced orchestral textures and the lack of a single 'stand and deliver' dramatic declamatory aria all serve to make this more of a 20th century work than an example of 19th century late-Romanticism.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1993-01-01
- video_camera_front Companies Deutsche Grammophon
- timer Runtime: 126 Mins
- star Rating: 8.2 / 10
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Mirella Freni
Alice Ford
Barbara Bonney
Nannetta
Paul Plishka
Sir John Falstaff
Bruno Pola
Ford
Marilyn Horne
Mistress Quickly
Frank Lopardo
Fenton
Piero De Palma
Dr. Cajus
Anthony Laciura
Bardolfo
James Courtney
Pistola
Susan Graham
Meg Page
James Levine
Self - Conductor
Carole Wright
Mistress of the Inn
Tim Willson
The Innkeeper
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groups Crew
Arrigo Boito
Writer
Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Giuseppe Verdi
Original Music Composer
James Levine
Conductor
Franco Zeffirelli
Production Design
Franco Zeffirelli
Set Designer
Gil Wechsler
Lighting Design
Paul Mills
Stage Director
William Burdick
Choreographer
Joseph Volpe
General Manager
James Levine
Art Direction
Brian Large
Director
Louisa Briccetti
Producer
Daniel Anker
Producer
Susan Erben
Production Assistant
Ron Washburn
Technical Supervisor
Bill King
Sound Supervisor
Jessica Ruskin
Production Assistant
Victoria Warivonchik
Production Secretary
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