Muti conducts a rewarding Falstaff in Chicago

By Edward Sava-Segal, 29 April 2016

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Reviewed at Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago on 26 April 2016

Verdi, Falstaff

Riccardo Muti, Conductor

Ambrogio Maestri, Sir John Falstaff

Eleonora Buratto, Alice Ford

Luca Salsi, Ford

Rosa Feola, Nannetta

Daniela Barcellona, Mistress Quickly

Saimir Pirgu, Fenton

Laura Polverelli, Meg Page

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Tenor

Luca Dall'Amico, Baritone

Saverio Fiore, Tenor

Chicago Symphony Chorus

Duain Wolfe, Choirmaster / chorus director

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.

Riccardo Muti conducts a rewarding Falstaff in Chicago