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  • Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff: Opéra National de Paris, © Photo: Mirco Magliocca
    Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff: Opéra National de Paris, © Photo: Mirco Magliocca
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    Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff: Opéra National de Paris, © Photo: Mirco Magliocca
  • Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff: Opéra National de Paris, © Photo: Mirco Magliocca
    Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff: Opéra National de Paris, © Photo: Mirco Magliocca
  • Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff: Opéra National de Paris, © Photo: Mirco Magliocca
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Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff: Opéra National de Paris

About the Event

The bass baritone star Bryn Terfel plays Sir John Falstaff in this witty production of Verdi's last opera by French director Dominique Pitoiset.

Falstaff is a bright comedy freely based on Shakespeare and composed by Giuseppe Verdi as he was approaching the age of 80. The story revolves around the buffoon‐like figure of Sir John Falstaff, a fat knight who desires to seduce two rich married women. Defying the conventions of 19th century Italian opera, Falstaff offers a gallery of eccentric characters brought to life by the humorous production.

In Italian, with French and English surtitles

Cast / Production

Conductor: Fabio Luisi
Director: Dominique Pitoiset
Set design: Alexandre Beliaev
Costume design: Elena Rivkina
Lighting design: Philippe Albaric
Chorus master: José Luis Basso

Sir John Falstaff: Bryn Terfel
Ford: Franco Vassallo
Fenton: Francesco Demuro
Dottore Cajus: Graham Clark
Bardolfo: Rodolphe Briand
Pistola: Thomas Dear
Mrs Alice Ford: Aleksandra Kurzak
Nannetta: Julie Fuchs
Mrs Quickly: Varduhi Abrahamyan
Mrs Meg Page: Julie Pasturaud

Orchestra and choirs of the Opéra national de Paris

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