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Work: Falstaff

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ComposerVerdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
PeriodRomantic
LibrettistArrigo Boito
Year1893
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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BrusselsFalstaff

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Verdi: Falstaff
Alain Altinoglu; Laurent Pelly; La Monnaie | De Munt; Ouri Bronchti; Barbara de Limburg; Joël Adam

BarcelonaFalstaff

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Verdi: Falstaff
Josep Pons; Laurent Pelly; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Barbara de Limburg; Joël Adam; Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu

HamburgFalstaff

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Verdi: Falstaff
Valerio Galli; Calixto Bieito; Staatsoper Hamburg; Susanne Gschwender; Anja Rabes; Michael Bauer; Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
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All the world’s a jest: Falstaff returns to Glyndebourne

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Richard Jones' 2009 production returns to Glyndebourne after a long absence, but the 1940s comedy scrubs up fresh. 
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Giorgio Strehler’s sunny Falstaff returns to La Scala

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La Scala revives Giorgio Strehler’s historic production with a solid cast led by veteran Ambrogio Maestri, under the baton of an inspired Daniele Gatti.

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A joyous, green Falstaff opens Opera North's season

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Upcycled and recycled, a green production of Verdi's final opera is directed by Olivia Fuchs. 
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ParisFalstaff

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Verdi: Falstaff
Daniel Oren; Dominique Pitoiset; Opéra national de Paris; Alexandre Beliaev; Elena Rivkina; Philippe Albaric; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

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Zubin Mehta; Luca Ronconi; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Tiziano Santi; Maurizio Millenotti; Ambrogio Maestri; Eva Mei

West HorsleyFalstaff

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Verdi: Falstaff
Gianluca Marcianò; Stephen Medcalf; Grange Park Opera; Jamie Vartan; BBC Concert Orchestra; Grange Park Opera Chorus
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Bachtrack top ten: Giuseppe Verdi

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Giuseppe Verdi was more than just an opera composer. He became a political figurehead. Our playlist includes nine of his most famous operas and his Requiem, described as “an opera in ecclesiastical garb”. 

Falstaff: the enduring appeal of Shakespeare’s fat knight

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Few operatic characters straddle the operatic stage larger than Sir John Falstaff. Read our in depth 'opera portrait' on Verdi's Falstaff as well as some of his other guises.