Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Falstaff: Act One - Part One: Falstaff!...Ola!
2. Falstaff: Act One - Part One: So che se andiam, la notte
3. Falstaff: Act One - Part One: Ma è tempo d'assttigliar l'ingegno
4. Falstaff: Act One - Part One: L'onore! Ladri!... lo stesso, si, io, io
5. Falstaff: Act One - Part Two: Alice!... Med!... Nannetta!
6. Falstaff: Act One - Part Two: Fulgida Alice! amor t'offro
7. Falstaff: Act One - Part Two: Ripeti...In due parole
8. Falstaff: Act One - Part Two: Pst, pst, Nannetta!...Vien qua...Labbra di foco!
9. Falstaff: Act One - Part Two: Falstaff m'ha conzonata
10. Falstaff: Act One - Part Two: Torno all'assalto...Torna alla gara
11. Falstaff: Act One - Part Two: Udrai quanta egli sfoggia magniloquenza altera
12. Falstaff: Act One - Part Two: Del tuo barbaro dignostico
13. Falstaff: Act Two - Part One: Siam pentiti e contriti
14. Falstaff: Act Two - Part One: Reverenza!
15. Falstaff: Act Two - Part One: Va, vecchio John
16. Falstaff: Act Two - Part One: Signore, v'assista il cielo!
17. Falstaff: Act Two - Part One: Ve lo dirò. C'è a Windsor una dama
18. Falstaff: Act Two - Part One: Lo conoscete?...Il diavolo lo porti all'inferno
19. Falstaff: Act Two - Part One: E sogno? o realtà?
20. Falstaff: Act Two - Part One: Eccomi qua. Son pronto

Disc 2:

1. Falstaff: Act Two - Part Two: Presenteremo un 'bill' per una tassa al parlamento
2. Falstaff: Act Two - Part Two: Giunta all'albergo della Giarrettiera
3. Falstaff: Act Two - Part Two: Gaie comari di Windsor! E I'ora!
4. Falstaff: Act Two - Part Two: Alfin t'ho colto,raggiante fior
5. Falstaff: Act Two - Part Two: T'immagino fregiata del mio stemma
6. Falstaff: Act Two - Part Two: Quand'ero paggio del Duca di Norfolk
7. Falstaff: Act Two - Part Two: Vien qua. Che chiasso!
8. Falstaff: Act Two - Part Two: Al ladro!
9. Falstaff: Act Two - Part Two: Facciamo le viste d'attendere ai panni
10. Falstaff: Act Two - Part Two: Bella! ridente!
11. Falstaff: Act Three - Part One: Ehi! taverniere!...lo, dunque, avro vissuto tanti anni
12. Falstaff: Act Three - Part One: Buono. Ber del vin dolce
13. Falstaff: Act Three - Part One: Reverenza! La bella Alice...
14. Falstaff: Act Three - Part One: T'aspetterò nel Parco Real
15. Falstaff: Act Three - Part One: Brava! Quelle corna saranno la mia gioia!
16. Falstaff: Act Three - Part One: Avrò con me dei putti
17. Falstaff: Act Three - Part Two: Dal labbro il canto estasiato vola
18. Falstaff: Act Three - Part Two: Nossignore! tu indossa questa cappa
19. Falstaff: Act Three - Part Two: Una, due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei
20. Falstaff: Act Three - Part Two: Ninfe! Elfi! Silfi! Doridi! Sirene!
21. Falstaff: Act Three - Part Two: Sul fil d'un saffio etesio
22. Falstaff: Alto là!
23. Falstaff: Act Three - Part Two: Ahimè tu puzzi come una puzzola
24. Falstaff: Act Three - Part Two: Un poco di pausa
25. Falstaff: Act Three - Part Two: Ogni sorta di gente dozzinale
26. Falstaff: Act Three - Part Two: Un coro e terniniam la scena...tutto nel mondo è burla

Product Details

• Released on: 2002-09-10
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Dimensions: .14 pounds

Amazon.com essential recording
This Karajan Falstaff has much to recommend it: Fedora Barbieri's Mistress Quickly is a force of nature, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, only slightly affected, is a liquid, appealing Alice Ford, and Luigi Alva and the young Anna Moffo are ideal as the young lovers, Fenton and Nanetta. But the star--as it should be--is Tito Gobbi in the title role. As is usual with this great singing actor, his characterization comes from within--his is a Falstaff born to be deflated, arrogant and self-deluding on a level that is actually funny. And the nice surprise is what good voice Gobbi's in--he's in charge of all of his vocal colors here and he uses all of them well. Karajan's touch is light and, yes, funny, and he treats the opera as the divine ensemble work it is, all leading up to a superb final scene. A good time is had by all--listeners included. --Robert Levine