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Falstaff, 06 August 1977
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist: Arrigo Boito
Conductor: Calvin Simmons
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Sir John Falstaff: Richard Cross
Pistol: Ugo Trama
Bardolph: Bernard Dickerson
Dr Caius: John Fryatt
Mrs Meg Page: Reni Penkova
Mrs Alice Ford: Kay Griffel
Ann Ford (Nannetta): Elizabeth Gale
Mistress Quickly: Nucci Condo
Ford: Benjamin Luxon
Fenton: Max-Rene Cosotti
Innkeeper: Paul Nemeer
Robin, The Page: Paul Jackson
Mr Page: Armistead Wilkinson
Production Team
Original Producer: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Set Designer: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Costume Designer: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Lighting Designer: Robert Bryan
Revival Producer: Julian Hope
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist: Arrigo Boito
Conductor: Calvin Simmons
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Sir John Falstaff: Richard Cross
Pistol: Ugo Trama
Bardolph: Bernard Dickerson
Dr Caius: John Fryatt
Mrs Meg Page: Reni Penkova
Mrs Alice Ford: Kay Griffel
Ann Ford (Nannetta): Elizabeth Gale
Mistress Quickly: Nucci Condo
Ford: Benjamin Luxon
Fenton: Max-Rene Cosotti
Innkeeper: Paul Nemeer
Robin, The Page: Paul Jackson
Mr Page: Armistead Wilkinson
Production Team
Original Producer: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Set Designer: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Costume Designer: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Lighting Designer: Robert Bryan
Revival Producer: Julian Hope