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Falstaff


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Based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, a comedy of deceit, ego and trickery in which the (almost) good wives of Windsor give Sir John Falstaff his come-uppance.
Music Verdi
Book by Shakespeare
Lyrics Boito

Production details

Revival, sung in English.

News etc

Sunday Times (11Jan01)
The staging comes up new-minted, a paragon of ensemble opera at its inimitable best.

Company

Company Opera North
Director Matthew Warchus (original)
Director Caroline Giles (revival)
Performer Conal Coad (Falstaff)
Performer Josephine Barstow (Alice)
Performer Yvonne Howard (Meg)
Performer Frances McCafferty (Mistress Quickly)
Performer Steven Sloane
Design Laura Hopkins
Lighting Peter Mumford
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