Carlos Feller, Darla Brooks, Richard Croft, Teresa Ringholz, Norbert Biermann, Jake Gardner, John del Carlo, Delores Ziegler & Arnold Östmann
Antonio Salieri - Falstaff
Antonio Salieri - Falstaff
Arnold Östman directs the Ludwigshafen Theater Choir and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra in a performance by Antonio Salieri's Falstaff. This recording was filmed at the Schwetzingen Festival in 1995 and directed by Michael Hampe. Regardless of the opinion of Mozart in the movie Amadeus (1984), Salieri was one of the most respected composers of his time. The Falstaff Salieri is a very pleasant opera buffa, composed in the purest tradition of the time. The cast is mainly composed of American singers: the veteran specialist Carlos Feller embodies a Bardolfo cannot be more Italian, John Del Carlo is a very attractive Falstaff, and Teresa Ringholz shows a great comic spirit. Other soloists include Richard Croft (Mr. Ford), Delores Ziegler (Ms. Slender), Jake Gardner (Mr. Slender), and Darla Brooks (Betty, the Ford maid).