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Falstaff

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Royal Opera House, Covent GardenBow Street, Covent Garden, London, Greater London, WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)FalstaffLibretto by Arrigo Boito
Performers
The Royal Opera
Michael SchønwandtConductor
Robert CarsenDirector
Brigitte ReiffenstuelCostume Designer
Paul SteinbergSet Designer
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Ambrogio MaestriBaritoneSir John Falstaff
Ainhoa ArtetaSopranoAlice Ford
Roland WoodBaritoneFord
Anna DevinSopranoNannetta
Luis GomesTenorFenton
Agnes ZwierkoMezzo-sopranoMistress Quickly
Kai Rüütel-PajulaMezzo-sopranoMeg Page
Peter HoareTenorDr Caius
Alasdair ElliottTenorBardolfo (Bardolph)
Lukas JakobskiBassPistola (Pistol)

Reviews of Falstaff directed by Robert Carsen

*****
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 2023

*****
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 2019

****1
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, July 2018

***11
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, October 2015

****1
Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam, June 2014

****1
Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, December 2013

****1
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, May 2012
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Read our review
A second helping for Carsen’s delicious Falstaff
Mark Pullinger, 7th July
If “all the world’s a jest”, as Sir John Falstaff claims at the end of Verdi’s final operatic masterpiece, then we need players – and directors – with a sense of frivolity. Robert Carsen truly delivers. 
*****
Read reviews of
Agnes ZwierkoAinhoa ArtetaAlasdair ElliottAmbrogio MaestriAnna DevinBrigitte ReiffenstuelChance to DanceFalstaffGiuseppe VerdiKai Rüütel-PajulaLuis GomesLukas JakobskiMichael SchønwandtOrchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent GardenPaul SteinbergPeter HoareRobert CarsenRoland WoodRoyal Opera ChorusThe Royal Opera
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