FALSTAFF (THE MET)

Giuseppe Verdi Sung in Italian

NEW PRODUCTION Baritone Michael Volle stars as the caddish knight Falstaff, gleefully tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance, in Verdi’s glorious Shakespearean comedy. Maestro Daniele Rustioni takes the podium on April 1 to oversee a brilliant ensemble cast that features sopranos Hera Hyesang Park, Ailyn Pérez, and Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano Marie-Nicole Lemieux, tenor Bogdan Volkov, and baritone Christopher Maltman.

This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

Run time 2hrs 45mins, including one intermission.

A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London; Teatro alla Scala, Milan; the Canadian Opera Company, Toronto; and Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam.

Production gifts of the Betsy and Ed Cohen/Areté Foundation Fund for New Production & Revivals and Harry and Misook Doolittle.

Additional funding from The Gilbert S. Kahn & John J. Noffo Kahn Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. William R. Miller.

Production – Robert Carsen Set Designer – Paul Steinberg Costume Designer – Brigitte Reiffenstuel Lighting Designers – Robert Carsen and Peter Van Praet

(Photo by Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera)