Shakespeare
Other operas based on plays by Shakespeare:
Otello (Othello) - Giuseppe Verdi
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Benjamin Britten
Anthony and Cleopatra - Samuel Barber
Otello (Othello) - Gioachino Rossini
Merry Wives of Windsor
Other operas based on Shakespeare's play about Sir John Falstaff, The Merry Wives of Windsor:
Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor) - Otto Nicolai
Falstaff - Antonio Salieri
Information about the opera Falstaff by Antonio Salieri, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Salieri's most successful comic opera.
Recommended recordings on CD
Malgoire/Pruvot/Haller (Dynamic CDS405/1-2)
A strong cast in a well-paced live recording.
Les Chantres de la Chapelle de Versailles, La Grande Ecurie et La Chambre du Roi, conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire, 2003.
Cast: Pierre-Yves Pruvot (Sir John Falstaff), Salomé Haller (Mistress Ford), Simon Edwards (Master Ford), Nigel Smith (Master Slender).
Dynamic CDS405/1-2