Composed by Giuseppe Verdi, conducted by James Conlon
The goal: woo a wealthy wife. The obstacle: the wooer.
At a Glance
- Audience favorite Craig Colclough stars in Verdi’s final masterpiece
- Nonstop comedy as two wives team up against an unwanted suitor
- Travel back in time to merry old England with lavish scenery and costumes
Sir John Falstaff finds himself a bit short on cash, so he hatches a scheme: seduce two merry (and wealthy) wives of Windsor and live out his days in luxury. Too bad this bumbling knight happened to send both his targets the same love letter! Now Alice Ford and Meg Page are set on teaching Falstaff a lesson, and it's not long before a long list of his adversaries join in. Audiences are in for a whirlwind of disguises and deceptions, and maybe even an unexpected dip in the River Thames.
James Conlon conducts one of his personal favorites, Verdi's utterly delightful comic masterpiece. Longtime company favorite Craig Colclough stars as the boastful Falstaff, leading a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Nicole Heaston, Ernesto Petti and Hyona Kim among the pranksters all too happy to take the errant knight down a peg, with Deanna Breiwick and Anthony León as the young lovers desperate to steal a private moment to themselves among the madness. This classic comedy gets an equally classic staging by Lee Blakeley, with atmospheric sets and sumptuous period costumes designed by Adrian Linford.
Run time: approximately two hours and 40 minutes, including one intermission
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
An original LA Opera production
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