Falstaff
Author(s):
Music by Giuseppe Verdi, text by Arrigo Boito
Company:
Opera Di Firenze - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Running time:
2h 24min approx
The lecherous Falstaff, with his infamous roving eye, finally meets his match when his underhand plans to solve money troubles have the three merry wives of Windsor conspiring to teach him a lesson.
Baritone Nicola Alaimo stars as the caddish knight, gleefully tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance. Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts an ensemble cast directed by Sven-Eric Bechtolf.
