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Falstaff
Live from the Coliseum in London, Verdi's comic opera based around Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and parts of Henry IV, featuring the amorous, scheming and overweight knight Sir John Falstaff. Sung in English (translation by Amanda Holden ). Presented by Stephanie Hughes.
Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera, conductor Mark Wigglesworth Acts land 2
7.35 Interval: Opera Box Stephanie Hughes talks to people involved in tonight's production and Alex Wilson explores the chequered history of Shakespeare in opera.
8.05 Act 3

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir John Falstaff.
Translation By:
Amanda Holden
Presented By:
Stephanie Hughes.
Conductor:
Mark Wigglesworth
Talks:
Stephanie Hughes
Talks:
Alex Wilson
Sir John Falstaff:
Alan Opie (baritone)
Ford:
Ashley Holland (baritone)
Alice Ford:
Susannah Glanville (soprano)
Mistress Quickly:
Rebecca de Pont Davies (soprano)
Nannetta:
Gillian Keith (soprano)
Fenton:
Colin Lee (tenor)
Bardolph:
Alasdair Elliott (tenor)
Meg Page:
Jean Rigby (mezzo)
Pistol:
Graeme Danby (bass)
DrCaius:
Andrew Rees (baritone)
Source: Radio Times

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