Verdi/Boito
Conductor: Brian Garman. Director: Jonathon Loy.
Verdi's Falstaff is an Italian Opera sung in Italian with English translation. Composed by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2.
Approximate running time: 90 minutes with one intermission. Tickets on sale in Spring 2021. Please visit https://www.berkshireoperafestival.org/falstaff
Sir John Falstaff has met his match in this crown jewel of Italian comic opera! When the merry wives of Windsor discover Falstaff’s plan to seduce them, they concoct a scheme to teach him a lesson he’ll never forget. Add a jealous husband, an array of disguises, and a pair of young lovers into the mix, and you get an exhilarating comedy of Shakespearean scope. Verdi’s final opera is a true celebration of life and laughter.