Grantscherben in Pluderhosen: Falstaff an der Wiener Staatsoper

By Snapdragon, 28 January 2019

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“Álvarez zeigte... einen guten Schuss an geradezu wienerischem Grant und Geraunze”

Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 25 January 2019

Verdi, Falstaff

Vienna State Opera

James Conlon, Conductor

Sir David McVicar, Director

Charles Edwards, Set Designer

Gabrielle Dalton, Costume Designer

Carlos Álvarez, Sir John Falstaff

Olga Bezsmertna, Alice Ford

Sir Simon Keenlyside, Ford

Jinxu Xiahou, Fenton

Hila Fahima, Nannetta

Monika Bohinec, Mistress Quickly

Margaret Plummer, Meg Page

Herwig Pecoraro, Bardolfo (Bardolph)

Michael Laurenz, Dr Caius

Ryan Speedo Green, Pistola (Pistol)

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

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Snapdragon

Snapdragon is an experienced concert- and opera-goer in Vienna and other music metropoles. Musical emphases include opera (especially Baroque opera) and piano music. As an Austrian native, Snapdragon can’t resist an operetta every now and then.

Grantscherben in Pluderhosen: Carlos Álvarez als Falstaff an der Wiener Staatsoper