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A melancholy Falstaff at the Verdi Festival in Parma

By Renato Verga, 02 October 2017
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Reviewed at Teatro Regio di Parma, Parma on 1 October 2017
Programme
Verdi, Falstaff
Performers
Teatro Regio di Parma
Riccardo Frizza, Conductor
Jacopo Spirei, Director
Nikolaus Webern, Set Designer
Silvia Aymonino, Costume Designer
Roberto de Candia, Sir John Falstaff
Giorgio Caoduro, Ford
Amarilli Nizza, Alice Ford
Juan Francisco Gatell, Fenton
Laura Giordano, Nannetta
Sonia Prina, Mistress Quickly
Jurgita Adamonytė, Meg Page
Andrea Giovannini, Bardolfo (Bardolph)
Federico Benetti, Pistola (Pistol)
Gregory Bonfatti, Dr Caius
Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma
Orchestra dell'Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini
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Renato Verga
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.