Credits:

Claudio Abbado,Bryn Terfel,Anatoly Kocherga,Anthony Mee,Enrico Facini,Adrianne Pieczonka,Thomas Hampson,Dorothea Roschmann,Giuseppe Fortunio Francesco Verdi

Description:

Abbado recorded "Falstaff," Verdi's last opera, with the Berlin Philharmonic. Abbado and the Berliner Philharmoniker deliver a natural flow with no exaggeration, and the singers are superb. The music is expressively carried throughout, and Abbado's handling of the music, which is profound but not heavy, is superb. The young Tafel's performance of the old knight Falstaff is also noteworthy. 2001 Recording Academy Award Grand Prize winner. The lyrics are not included. Universal Music