Falstaff (1982)

This firstrate 1982 production of Verdis Falstaff marked the great 20th century Italian maestro Carlo Maria Giulinis return to opera conducting after more than a decades absence Renato Bruson leads a brilliant cast as the lovable fat knight Sir John Falstaff going toe to toe in a series of hijinks with Katia Ricciarelli Alice Ford and Brenda Boozer Meg Page