Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Other spaces: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	6th July 2015
To	18th July 2015
When	Jul 6, 9, 15, 18 at 19:30. Jul 12 at 19:00
What is currently on at Royal Opera House (V377)

Falstaff

T1229213771
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

Archive :: production:T1229213771, opera or operetta:S1930, venue:V377

Production details

Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Running time: approx. 3hrs inclu. one interval. The production is set in the late 1950s and themes of food and hunting feature prominently throughout the opera.

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Producer	Royal Opera House
Producer	La Scala Malan
Producer	Canadian Opera Company
Conductor	Michael Schanwandt
Director	Robert Carsen
Design	Paul Steinberg
Costume	Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Lighting	Robert Carsen
Lighting	Petr van Praet
Performer	Ambrogio Maestri (Sir John Falstaff)
Performer	Ainhoa Arteta (Alice Ford)
Performer	Anna Devin (Nanetta)
Performer	Kai Ruutel (Meg Page)
Performer	Agnes Zwierko (Mistress Quickly)
Performer	Luis Gomes (Fenton)
Performer	Roland Wood (Ford)
Performer	Peter Hoare (Dr Caius)
Performer	Alasdair Elliott (Bardolfo)
Performer	Lukas Jakobski (Pistol)
Company	Royal Opera Chorus
Company	Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

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