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Falstaff

La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand Hall5, Place de la Monnaie, Brussels, Brussels Capital, 1000, Belgium
Dates/times in Brussels time zone
Sunday 21 September 202515:00
Wednesday 24 September 202520:00
Friday 26 September 202520:00
Sunday 28 September 202515:00
Tuesday 30 September 202520:00
Thursday 02 October 202520:00
Saturday 04 October 202520:00
Tuesday 07 October 202520:00
Thursday 09 October 202520:00
Programme
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)FalstaffLibretto by Arrigo Boito
Performers
La Monnaie | De Munt
Alain AltinogluConductor
Ouri BronchtiConductor
Laurent PellyDirector, Set Designer
Barbara de LimburgCostume Designer
Joël AdamLighting Designer
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra
La Monnaie Chorus
Emmanuel TrenqueChoirmaster / chorus director
Sir Simon KeenlysideBaritoneSir John Falstaff
Lionel LhoteBaritoneFord
Bogdan VolkovTenorFenton
Sally MatthewsSopranoAlice Ford
Benedetta TorreSopranoNannetta
John Graham-HallTenorDr Caius
Mikeldi AtxalandabasoTenorBardolfo (Bardolph)
Patrick BolleireBassPistola (Pistol)
Marvic MonrealMezzo-sopranoMeg Page
Daniela BarcellonaMezzo-sopranoMistress Quickly

‘After having relentlessly massacred so many heroes and heroines, I have at last the right to laugh a little.’ – Giuseppe Verdi

Sir John Falstaff, an ageing knight, lover of fine wines and inveterate womanizer who is always short on money, is in urgent need of some financial means to pay off his debts at the inn where he loves to live like a lord. To do so, he intends to win the hearts – and above all fortunes – of two rich bourgeois ladies, Alice Ford and Meg Page, by sending them passionate (and rather ridiculous) love letters. But far from being taken in, the two women discover his plan and decide to take revenge.

By making one of Shakespeare’s finest characters the hero of his last opera, Giuseppe Verdi took his leave from the stage in style – and with a great burst of laughter. At once virtuoso and theatrical, his work paints the portrait of a protagonist who is as endearing as he is unpleasant. This is the ideal score for the duo formed by our Music Director Alain Altinoglu and director Laurent Pelly, who will once more team up after their successful collaborations on our productions of Cendrillon, The Golden Cockerel, Don Pasquale and Yevgeny Onegin. In their hands, this staging will situate the Italian master’s musical riches and innovations in a dreamlike world where humour, sometimes tinged with darker shades, finds its rightful place. What better way to launch a new season!

Start ticket sale 26.6.2025

Dynamic ticket prices: Starting from € 12 to € 170
-30 years: € 10 / 25 / 50
-15 years: € 10 / 25 (only via MM Tickets)

Reviews of Falstaff directed by Laurent Pelly

© Claire BRAVO
© Claire BRAVO
Falstaff: the enduring appeal of Shakespeare’s fat knight
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