Giuseppe Verdi
Falstaff

Commedia lirica in tre atti
Libretto: Arrigo Boito

Conductor Thomas Hengelbrock
Stage Director, Stage Philippe Arlaud
Costume Design Andrea Uhmann

Sir John Falstaff Ambrogio Maestri
Ford Michael Volle
Fenton Raúl Hernández
Dr. Cajus Robert Tear
Bardolfo Jean-Paul Fouchecourt
Pistola Graeme Broadbent
Mrs Alice Ford Véronique Gens
Nannetta Maria Bengtsson
Mrs Quickly Jane Henschel
Mrs Meg Page Gabriela Scherer

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
on period instruments

Pfingstfestspiele Baden-Baden 2007

“Hengelbrock clearly invested a great deal of effort in finding an authentic ‘Falstaff’ tone, and this has paid off. Rarely has the lyrical world of Falstaff been developed so fully and been made so accessible to the audience, who responded with ecstatic appreciation.” Opernwelt

“Fans of Verdi can but rejoice. Not only because Hengelbrock’s historical studies produce amazing results in terms of sound, but also because his interpretations are so gripping, thanks to their originality and daring.” Welt am Sonntag

“This version of ‘Falstaff’ is brimming with musical fire and spirit. This is thanks to Hengelbrock’s astute and, in the best sense of the word, artful interpretation of the score on the one hand and to the outstanding technical mastery and flexibility of the musicians on the other.” Die Rheinpfalz