Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor was turned into the opera Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi (2001). This production was directed by Pierre Cavassilas.
Falstaff was not one of Shakespeare's great plays and not one of Verdi's great operas.
Ambrogio Maestri as Sir John Falstaff does a fine job. In fact, Falstaff is his signature role. Juan Diego Flórez portrays Fenton, a relatively small role. In my opinion, Flórez is the greatest tenor of our time, and it's a pleasure to hear him sing, even in this less-than-great role.
If you're an opera buff, especially a Verdi buff, you need to see this production for the sake of completeness. If opera isn't your thing, pass it up and find Rossini's Cenerentola with Flórez and Di Donato, or any one of the great Verdi operas.
This film has a high IMDb rating of 8.6, but with only 17 raters. I rated it 8.
Falstaff was not one of Shakespeare's great plays and not one of Verdi's great operas.
Ambrogio Maestri as Sir John Falstaff does a fine job. In fact, Falstaff is his signature role. Juan Diego Flórez portrays Fenton, a relatively small role. In my opinion, Flórez is the greatest tenor of our time, and it's a pleasure to hear him sing, even in this less-than-great role.
If you're an opera buff, especially a Verdi buff, you need to see this production for the sake of completeness. If opera isn't your thing, pass it up and find Rossini's Cenerentola with Flórez and Di Donato, or any one of the great Verdi operas.
This film has a high IMDb rating of 8.6, but with only 17 raters. I rated it 8.