Falstaff in Turin: elegant, but with little mass

Por Renato Verga, 17 noviembre 2017

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“Álvarez emphasized Falstaff's nobility of character rather than highlighting the farcical aspects”

Crítica hecha desde Teatro Regio di Torino, Turín el 15 noviembre 2017

Verdi, Falstaff

Teatro Regio di Torino

Donato Renzetti, Dirección

Daniele Abbado, Dirección de escena

Graziano Gregori, Diseño de escena

Carla Teti, Diseño de vestuario

Carlos Álvarez, Sir John Falstaff

Tommi Hakala, Ford

Erika Grimaldi, Alice Ford

Valentina Farcaş, Nannetta

Francesco Marsiglia, Fenton

Sonia Prina, Mistress Quickly

Monica Bacelli, Meg Page

Patrizio Saudelli, Bardolfo (Bardolph)

Deyan Vatchkov, Pistola (Pistol)

Andrea Giovannini, Dr Caius

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Renato Verga

Renato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.