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Falstaff

La Monnaie | De Munt: Grand Hall5, Place de la Monnaie, Bruxelles, Brussels Capital, 1000, Belgique
Dates/horaires selon le fuseau horaire de Brussels
dimanche 21 septembre 202515:00
mercredi 24 septembre 202520:00
vendredi 26 septembre 202520:00
dimanche 28 septembre 202515:00
mardi 30 septembre 202520:00
jeudi 02 octobre 202520:00
samedi 04 octobre 202520:00
mardi 07 octobre 202520:00
jeudi 09 octobre 202520:00
Programme
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)FalstaffLivret de Arrigo Boito
Artistes
La Monnaie | De Munt
Alain AltinogluDirection
Ouri BronchtiDirection
Laurent PellyMise en scène, Décors
Barbara de LimburgCostumes
Joël AdamLumières
Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie
Chœur de la Monnaie
Emmanuel TrenqueChef de chœur
Sir Simon KeenlysideBarytonSir John Falstaff
Lionel LhoteBarytonFord
Bogdan VolkovTénorFenton
Sally MatthewsSopranoAlice Ford
Benedetta TorreSopranoNannetta
John Graham-HallTénorLe Docteur Caïus
Mikeldi AtxalandabasoTénorBardolfo
Patrick BolleireBassePistola
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)

Falstaff par Laurent Pelly, nos comptes-rendus

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