
Falstaff
The libretto (plot) is the substance of Shakespeare's comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor. A trio of beautiful, and now revengeful ladies see Sir John Falstaff for what he is: an old, conceited, drunken fool. The women discover (literally comparing notes) very unsavory aspects of Falstaff's bloated personality. They (and others) set out to make a fool of this conceited womanizing hedonist, who has more than those three enemies in town.
Cast

Bryn Terfel
Falstaff

Roberto Frontali
Ford
Kenneth Tarver
Fenton
Gwynne Howell
Pistol

Robin Leggate
Dr Caius

Peter Hoare
Pistol / Bardolph

Barbara Frittoli
Alice Ford
Desirée Rancatore
Nanetta
Bernadette Manca di Nissa
Mistress Quickly
Diana Montague
Meg Page
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Humphrey Burton
Director
Arrigo Boito
Writer
Paul Brown
Production Design

Giuseppe Verdi
Original Music Composer

Bernard Haitink
Music

William Shakespeare
Original Story


