The Graham Vicks production of FALSTAFF opened the new Covent Garden Royal Opera House, and was not to everybody's taste; the garish primary colours of the costumes. The staging is effective--the complicated counterpoint of the ensembles is reflected in unobtrusive blocking that keeps the vocal lines clear and separate, especially in the final fugue. Bryn Terfel's Falstaff is a memorable creation, self-mocking and self-aggrandising at the same time--so much so, in fact, that he almost does not need the vast prosthetic body he has to wear for the part. Desiree Rancatore is an admirably sweet-toned Nanetta; Bernadette Manca di Nissa an appropriately sardonic Mistress Quickly; Roberto Frontali as Ford, in his Act 2 scena, perfectly distils and parodies every jealousy aria ever written, including Verdi's own. Haitink's conducting is exemplary in the lyrical passages, gets almost everything out of the fast and furious comic sections.
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5.1
Bonanza: The Return
Western, TV Movie
6.4
Rate the Cookie
Comedy
5.8
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
Comedy
6.7
Ishi's Return
Documentary
6.7
Cocoon: The Return
Comedy, Science Fiction
6.5
Is Sumiyati Going to Hell?
Drama
7.5
Krampus: The Return
Horror
6.8
Return to Space
Documentary
6.5
Return of the Outlaws
Western
5.9
The Paper Man Returns
Thriller, Mystery, Horror
6.7
Return of the Seven
Western
6.2
Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life
Animation, Comedy
6.2
Jackpot Island - Kumanthong Returns
Thriller, Action, Drama, Horror
6.2
Slayers Return
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
6.5
The Return
Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction
6.0
The Watermill Princess 2
Family, Fantasy, Comedy
5.5
Dubai Love
3.5
The Door
Horror
6.5
А снег идет...
Animation
6.0
Moonstruck
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.8
The Rules of the Game
Drama, Comedy, Romance
7.5
Lolita
Drama, Comedy, Romance
7.3
The Music Room
Drama, Music
7.5
Moulin Rouge!
Drama, Romance, Music
7.6
The Count
Comedy
6.2
La bohème - Liceu
Music
9.0
Romeo et Juliette - Liceu
Music
7.0
Fantomas
Comedy, Crime, Adventure
6.8
The Penalty King
Drama, Horror, Comedy
5.0
Shakespeare in Love
Romance, History, Comedy
6.9
Il trovatore - Liceu
Music
6.0
Strictly Dishonorable
Comedy, Romance
5.2
Rodelinda
Music
0.0
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Crime, Comedy
7.1
Hohe Tannen
Music, Comedy, Drama
4.0
Casanova
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.4
Trail of the Pink Panther
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
5.2
Wagner: Parsifal
Drama, Music, History, Fantasy
0.0
All's Well That Ends Well - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Comedy, Drama
7.3