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Falstaff | Stage Door Society

Falstaff

Opera·Premiered 1893·Libretto by Arrigo Boito·comedy · italian · shakespeare

Synopsis

Verdi's final masterpiece: Shakespeare's fat knight gets his comeuppance at the hands of the Merry Wives of Windsor.

Signature Interpreters

Performers most associated with this work.

Sir John Falstaff

Ambrogio Maestri
4 recordings · 161 performances
Bryn Terfel
128 performances
Michele Pertusi
31 performances

Ford

Ludovic Tézier
3 recordings · 24 performances

Dott. Cajus

Thomas Ebenstein
22 performances

Most frequently performed at

Metropolitan Opera House
43 appearances · last in 2023
Opéra Bastille
17 appearances · last in 2017
LA Opera
6 appearances · last in 2026
Mariinsky Theatre
3 appearances · last in 2026

Recorded Performances

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