Erkel Színház (Erkel Theatre)II. János Pál pápa tér 30., Budapest, Central Hungary, H-1087, Hungary
Dates/times in Budapest time zone
Programme
| Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) | Falstaff | Libretto by Arrigo Boito |
Performers
| Hungarian State Opera | ||
| Balázs Kocsár | Conductor | |
| Arnaud Bernard | Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer | |
| Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Hungarian State Opera Chorus | ||
| Ambrogio Maestri | Baritone | Sir John Falstaff |
| Gunyong Na | Baritone | Ford |
| Péter Balczó | Tenor | Fenton |
| Beatrix Fodor | Soprano | Alice Ford |
| Bernadett Wiedemann | Mezzo-soprano | Mistress Quickly |
| Bori Keszei | Soprano | Nannetta |
| Erika Gál | Mezzo-soprano | Meg Page |
| János Szerekován | Tenor | Bardolfo (Bardolph) |
| Géza Gábor | Bass | Pistola (Pistol) |
| Zoltán Megyesi | Tenor | Dr Caius |
Verdi’s clever riposte to Rossini’s dig that he couldn’t write comedy. Aging gentleman’s midlife crisis complete with romance, escapes in laundry hampers, a dunking in the Thames, and woodland shenanigans. Duets, quartets, and musical quotations inspired by Shakespeare with a knight and his reality show – and a guaranteed happy ending.
