Falstaff

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Symphony HallBroad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)

Libretto by Arrigo Boito

Performers

Edward Gardner	Conductor
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CBSO Chorus
Ambrogio Maestri	Baritone	Sir John Falstaff
Nicholas Pallesen	Baritone	Ford
Corinne Winters	Soprano	Alice Ford
Sofia Fomina	Soprano	Nannetta
Justina Gringytė	Mezzo-soprano	Meg Page
Jane Henschel	Mezzo-soprano	Mistress Quickly
Sam Furness	Tenor	Fenton
Peter Van Hulle	Tenor	Bardolfo (Bardolph)
Lukas Jakobski	Bass	Pistola (Pistol)
Graham Clark	Tenor	Dr Caius

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