Verdi: Falstaff (2013)
Overview
Music Director James Levine conducts his first new Met production after a two-year absence: Robert Carsen’s hit staging of Verdi’s great human comedy. Ambrogio Maestri is an ideal Falstaff, leading an extraordinary ensemble cast of veteran and up-and-coming Met stars, including Angela Meade (Alice), Stephanie Blythe (Mistress Quickly), Franco Vasallo (Ford), and Jennifer Johnson Cano (Meg). Lisette Oropesa and Paolo Fanale are the young lovers, Nannetta and Fenton.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.21 |
Directed By
Gary Halvorson
Crew
Arrigo Boito
Gary Halvorson
James Levine
Robert Carsen
Giuseppe Verdi
William Shakespeare
TOP CAST
Ambrogio Maestri
Sir John Falstaff
Franco Vassallo
Ford
Angela Meade
Alice Ford
Lisette Oropesa
Nannetta
Jennifer Johnson Cano
Mistress Meg Page
Stephanie Blythe
Mistress Quickly
Paolo Fanale
Fenton
Carlo Bosi
Dr Caius
Keith Jameson
Bardolfo
Christian van Horn
Pistola
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