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Food, Glorious Food: Falstaff at the Holland Festival is a Feast for the Eyes and Ears

By Jenny Camilleri, 12 June 2014
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“Maestro Gatti held the audience captive with an unbroken atmospheric narrative”
Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 10 June 2014
Programme
Verdi, Falstaff
Performers
Dutch National Opera
Daniele Gatti, Conductor
Robert Carsen, Director
Paul Steinberg, Set Designer
Fiorenza Cedolins, Alice Ford
Lisette Oropesa, Nannetta
Maite Beaumont, Meg Page
Daniela Barcellona, Mistress Quickly
Massimo Cavalletti, Ford
Ambrogio Maestri, Sir John Falstaff
Patrizio Saudelli, Bardolfo (Bardolph)
Carlo Bosi, Dr Caius
Paolo Fanale, Fenton
Giovanni Battista Parodi, Pistola (Pistol)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Chorus of Dutch National Opera
Bruno Casoni, Choirmaster / chorus director
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Jenny Camilleri
Jenny Camilleri
After completing her postgraduate studies in psychology at the University of Toronto, Jenny moved to Amsterdam, where she enjoys singing in amateur choirs. She loves all genres of classical vocal music, especially nineteenth and early twentieth century Italian and German opera and art songs.