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Verdi's Falstaff

Verdi鈥檚 glorious Shakespearean comedy from the New York Met, conducted by Daniele Rustioni. Michael Volle sings the title role as the roguish Knight Falstaff.

Verdi鈥檚 glorious Shakespearean comedy from the New York Met, conducted by Daniele Rustioni. Michael Volle sings the title role as the roguish Knight Falstaff - his first Verdi role at the Met. The brilliant cast for Robert Carsen鈥檚 production features Ailyn P茅rez, Marie-Nicole Lemieux and Jennifer Johnson Cano as the trio of clever women whose gleeful tormenting of Falstaff delivers his comeuppance.

Presented by Debra Lew Harder with commentator Ira Siff.

Sir John Falstaff ..... Michael Volle (baritone)
Ford ..... Christopher Maltman (baritone)
Alice Ford ..... Ailyn P茅rez (soprano)
Nanetta ..... Hera Hyesang Park (soprano)
Mistress Quickly ..... Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto)
Met Page ..... Jennifer Johnson Cano (mezzo-soprano)
Fenton ..... Bogdan Volkov (tenor)
Dr Caius ..... Carlo Bosi (tenor)
Bardolfo ..... Chauncey Packer (tenor)
Pistola ..... Richard Bernstein (bass)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Conductor Daniele Rustioni

3 hours, 29 minutes

Last on

Sat 1 Apr 2023 18:30

Music Played

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    String Quartet in E minor

    Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.
    • CHANDOS.

Broadcast

  • Sat 1 Apr 2023 18:30