大都会歌剧院新版《法尔斯塔夫》,麦斯特里是不二人选

In the Met's new Falstaff production,Maestri is the best

威尔第最后一部歌剧中的主角法尔斯塔夫（Falstaff）。是一个英语里所说的“larger than life”（与众不同）的角色，他除了具有该词所比喻的，是个具有超平常人的性格及遭遇的人物外，字面上理解，法尔斯塔夫的确是个吨位大、体格壮的胖子。

The Metropolitan Opera unveiled a new Falstaff after half a century.Robert Carsen's much-travelled production moved the setting to the1950s,in a hotel with room service and a kitchen with electronic appliances.Ambrogio Maestri is a Falstaff who can turn on charms just as quickly as menace.The winning cast also includes Angela Meade as Alice and Stephanie Blythe as Mistress Quickly.James Levine conducted his second production of the season in good form—a relief for all New York opera audience.