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Falstaff Opera

Code: 006701

Sir John Falstaff, the portly rascal of Windsor, sits in the Garter Inn with his "bad companions" Bardolfo and Pistola. When Dr. Caius enters to accuse the three of abusing his home and robbing him, Falstaff dismisses the charges with mock solemnity. He then upbraids his friends for being unable to pay the bill. Seeking to better his fortunes, Falstaff plans to woo wealthy matrons Alice Ford and Meg Page. He produces love letters to both, but his henchmen decide their ethics forbid them to deliver the notes. Falstaff gives them to a page boy instead and lectures his cronies on honor, as he chases them from the inn. 

 

Falstaff

Music by: GIUSEPPE VERDI
director: GIORGIO STREHLER
conductor: RICCARDO MUTI
with: AMBROGIO MAESTRI, ROBERTO FRONTALI
year: 2001
length: 124'

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