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“You want me to give this love letter to how many women?” In this bawdy brew of Shakespeare and Verdi, the merry wives of Windsor puncture Sir John Falstaff’s ale-sodden ego with practical jokes. Take this romp through Elizabethan England – let the laughter begin! |
Saturday, October 24, 2009 |
All shows at the Benedum Center
Sung in Italian with English translations projected above the stage
Estimated performance time: 2 hours and 45 minutes, including two intermissions
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Cast and Artistic Team
Falstaff Photos
Music from Falstaff
Falstaff Videos
Free Meet the Artists: Tuesday, October 27
Cast and Artistic Team
(cast is listed in order of vocal appearance)
Dr. Caius: Joseph Gaines+
Sir John Falstaff: Mark Delavan
Bardolfo: Doug Jones+
Pistola: Kevin Glavin**
Meg Page: Katherine Drago*
Alice Ford: Veronica Villarroel
Mistress Quickly: Lindsay Ammann*
Nannetta: Shannon Kessler+*
Fenton: James Flora+*
Ford: Stephen Powell+
Robin, the Page: Matthew Delavan
Metropolitan Opera baritone Mark Delavan imagines himself the consummate ladies’ man as the hefty old knight Falstaff; Veronica Villarroel (our 2007 “Butterfly”), as Alice Ford, is one step ahead of his scheming every time. Stephen Powell as Master Ford plots his revenge on Falstaff, and Lindsay Ammann as Mistress Quickly invites you to join the conspiracy, just for laughs.
Conductor: Antony Walker
Stage Director: Paula Williams
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist: Arrigo Boito
Set Designer: Wolfram Skalicki
Costume Designer: Suzanne Mess (Costumes supplied by Malabar Ltd., Toronto)
Original Lighting Designer: Cindy Limauro
Hair & Makeup Designer: James Geier
Assistant Conductor: Glenn Lewis
Principal Coach: Glenn Lewis
Chorus Master: Mark Trawka
Accompanist: James Lesniak
Stage Manager: Christine Schott
Assistant Stage Director: E. Reed Fisher
+ Pittsburgh Opera Debut
* Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist
** Alumnus of the Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist program
Falstaff Photos
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