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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:
Burghers and street folk; Ford's servants; maskers as elves, fairies. witches
(Continued in next column)
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-Gregg
Unknown:
John Clements
Conductor:
John Sharpe
Conductor:
Stanford Robinson
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:
Dennis Noble
Pistol, a follower of Falstaff:
Martin Lawrence
Mistress Ford:
Laelia Finneberg
Mistress Page:
Flora Nielsen
Dame Quickly:
Mary Jarred
Anne Ford (Nanette):
Beryl Hatt
Fenton a young gentleman:
Gwent Lewis
Ford a wealthy burgher:
Stanley Pope
Source: Radio Times

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