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Falstaff (Giuseppe Verdi)
Falstaff (Opera Completa - Rai) Falstaff (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfalstaf]) is a comic opera in three acts by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. The libretto was adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, parts 1 and 2. The work premiered on 9 February 1893 at La Scala, Milan. Verdi wrote Falstaff, which was the last of his 28 operas, as he was approaching the age of 80. It was his second comedy, and his third work based on a Shakespeare play, following Macbeth and Otello. The plot revolves around the thwarted, sometimes farcical, efforts of the fat knight, Sir John Falstaff, to seduce two married women to gain access to their husbands' wealth. Verdi was concerned about working on a new opera at his advanced age, but he yearned to write a comic work and was pleased with Boito's draft libretto. It took the collaborators three years from mid-1889 to complete. Although the prospect of a new opera from Verdi ar...
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Otello (Verdi)
Roles Otello, a Moorish general - tenor Desdemona, his wife - soprano Iago, Otello's ensign - baritone Emilia, wife of Iago and maid of Desdemona - mezzo-soprano Cassio, Otello's captain - tenor Roderigo, a gentleman of Venice - tenor Lodovico, ambassador of the Venetian Republic - bass Montano, former Governor of Cyprus - bass A herald - bass Chorus: Venetian soldiers and sailors; and Cypriot townsfolk and children Time: The late 1400s. Place: A coastal city on the island of Cyprus. Personaggi Otello, moro, generale dell'Armata Veneta (tenore) Jago, alfiere (baritono) Cassio, capo di squadra (tenore) Roderigo, gentiluomo veneziano (tenore) Montano, predecessore d'Otello nel governo dell'isola di Cipro (baritono) Un araldo, (basso) Desdemona, moglie d'Otello (soprano) Emilia, moglie di Jago (mezzosoprano) Coro Otello (Wikipedia EN) Otello (Wikipedia IT) Otello di Giuseppe Verdi, raccontato da Sandro Cappelletto (Audio) Otello di G...