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Falstaff, 17 September 1976
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist: Arrigo Boito
Conductor: Kenneth Montgomery
Orchestra: Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Cast
Sir John Falstaff: Jonathan Summers
Pistol: John Rea
Bardolph: Bonaventura Bottone
Dr Caius: John Fryatt
Mrs Meg Page: Joyce McCrindle
Mrs Alice Ford: Teresa Cahill
Ann Ford (Nannetta): Elizabeth Gale
Mistress Quickly: Enid Hartle
Ford: John Rawnsley
Fenton: Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Innkeeper: Paul Nemeer
Robin, The Page: Paul Jackson
Mr Page: Richard Robson
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: Kenneth Montgomery
Orchestra: Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Cast
Sir John Falstaff: Jonathan Summers
Pistol: John Rea
Bardolph: Bonaventura Bottone
Dr Caius: John Fryatt
Mrs Meg Page: Joyce McCrindle
Mrs Alice Ford: Teresa Cahill
Ann Ford (Nannetta): Elizabeth Gale
Mistress Quickly: Enid Hartle
Ford: John Rawnsley
Fenton: Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Innkeeper: Paul Nemeer
Robin, The Page: Paul Jackson
Mr Page: Richard Robson
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