Opéra de Montréal brings in laughs with Verdi's Falstaff

By Stephen Raskauskas, 12 November 2013

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Reviewed at Place des Arts: Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Montreal on 9 November 2013

Verdi, Falstaff

Opéra de Montréal

Oleg Bryjak, Sir John Falstaff

Gregory Dahl, Ford

Antonio Figueroa, Fenton

James McLennan, Dr Caius

Jean-Michel Richer, Bardolfo (Bardolph)

Ernesto Morillo, Pistola (Pistol)

Gianna Corbisiero, Alice Ford

Aline Kutan, Nannetta

Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Mistress Quickly

Lauren Segal, Meg Page

Daniele Callegari, Conductor

David Gately, Director

Chœur de l'Opéra de Montréal

Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal

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Stephen Raskauskas

Stephen Raskauskas is passionate about the performing arts. As a performer, he has collaborated on productions acclaimed by the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and Huffington Post. He has received numerous fellowships and awards, and holds degrees in music from the University of Chicago and Princeton University.