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' FALSTAFF '

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Lyrical comedy in three acts
(after 'The Merry Wives of Windsor')
Libretto by Arrigo Boito
English translation by Humphrey Procter -Gregg
Music by Verdi
Cast in order of singing:
(Continued in next column)
Burghers and street folk
Ford's servants maskers as elves, fairies, witches
BBC Opera Chorus
(Trained by John Clements )
BBC Opera Orchestra (Led by John Sharpe )
Conductor, Stanford Robinson
Presented by Mark Lubbock
Narrator, Andrew Cruickshank
Act 1
Scene 1: Interior of ' The Garter Inn '
Scene 2: A garden

Contributors

Unknown:
Arrigo Boito
Translation By:
Humphrey Procter
Music By:
Verdi
Unknown:
John Clements
Conductor:
John Sharpe
Presented By:
Mark Lubbock
Narrator:
Andrew Cruickshank
Dr Caius, a physician:
Parry Jones
Bardolph, a follower of Falstaff:
Jan van Der Gucht
Sir John Falstaff:
Arnold Matters
Pistol, a follower of Falstaff:
Howell Glynne
Mistress Ford:
Laelia Finneberg
Mistress Page:
Flora Nielsen
Dame Quickly:
Valetta Iacopi
Anne Ford (Nanetta):
Beryl Hatt
Fenton, a young gentleman:
Gwent Lewis
Ford a wealthy burgher:
Redvers Llewellyn
Source: Radio Times

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