Falstaff • Giuseppe Verdi • opera • live broadcast • new production
Conductor: Daniele Rustioni
Directed by: Robert Carsen
Stage: Paul Steinberg
Costumes: Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Lighting design: Robert Carsen and Peter van Praet
Estimated duration: 2 hours 45 minutes (including one break)
Cast: Michael Volle (Falstaff), Hera Hyesang Part (Nannetta), Ailyn Pérez (Alice Ford), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Mrs. Quickly), Jennifer Johnson Cano (Meg Page), Bogdan Volkov (Fenton), Christopher Maltman (Ford)
In Verdi's famous Shakespearean comedy, baritone Michael Volle plays the debauched knight Falstaff, who is cheerfully tormented by a trio of clever women who will bring him revenge. The opera will be conducted by maestro Daniele Rustioni, overseeing a superb singing cast featuring sopranos Hera Hyesang Park, Ailyn Pérez and Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano Marie-Nicole Lemieux, tenor Bogdan Volkov and baritone Christopher Maltman.
