09 Feb 2006

LSO Live's Falstaff Wins Grammy

http://www.lso.co.uk/recordings/lsolive/detail.asp?Detail=LSO0055

LSO_Falstaff.jpgLSO Live's recording of Verdi's Falstaff has been awarded a Grammy for Best Opera Recording. The cast includes: Michele Pertusi (Sir John Falstaff), Carlos Alvarez (Ford), Bülent Bezdüz (Fenton), Alasdair Elliott (Dr Caius), Peter Hoare (Bardolfo), Darren Jeffrey (Pistola), Ana Ibarra (Alice Ford), Maria Josè Moreno (Nannetta), Jane Henschel (Mistress Quickly), Marina Domashenko (Meg Page), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor). Audio samples are available here.