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| Composer | Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Arrigo Boito |
| Year | 1893 |
| Work type | Opera / 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
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.
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.
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
Verdi: Falstaff
Daniel Oren; Dominique Pitoiset; Opéra national de Paris; Alexandre Beliaev; Elena Rivkina; Philippe Albaric; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
FlorenceFalstaff
Verdi: Falstaff
Zubin Mehta; Luca Ronconi; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Tiziano Santi; Maurizio Millenotti; Ambrogio Maestri; Eva Mei
West HorsleyFalstaff
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.