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Sir John Falstaff as a Berliner in Mario Martone’s Staatsoper staging

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“Zubin Mehta... gave us a sparkling, brilliant reading of Verdi's magnificent score”
Reviewed at Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin on 26 January 2020
Verdi, Falstaff
Staatsoper Berlin
Zubin Mehta, Conductor
Mario Martone, Director
Margherita Palli, Set Designer
Ursula Patzak, Costume Designer
Lucio Gallo, Sir John Falstaff
Barbara Frittoli, Alice Ford
Alfredo Daza, Ford
Francesco Demuro, Fenton
Nadine Sierra, Nannetta
Daniela Barcellona, Mistress Quickly
Cristina Damian, Meg Page
Stephan Rügamer, Bardolfo (Bardolph)
Jan Martiník, Pistola (Pistol)
Jürgen Sacher, Dr Caius
Pasquale Mari, Lighting Designer
Massimo Giordano, Tenor
Staatsopernchor Berlin
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