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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Review: Flirtatious 'Falstaff' has the audience swooning

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Laughter rang out repeatedly Saturday night at the Benedum Center, Downtown, when Pittsburgh Opera presented the first of four performances of Giuseppe Verdi's 'Falstaff.'"

1 comment:

Brian Alderman said...

I wish i had been around this weekend to see this production! All of the reviews i have read are raving about it. The origins of this opera in a Shakespeare play fascinate me, so i think it would have been interesting to see what i imagine verses what it is on stage. The article talks a lot about the conductor's control over the show, which i find really interesting. I never realized that the conductor is such a big deal beyond an aesthetic (and practical to keep the orchestra together) purpose. They seem to be able to effect every aspect of the opera.