Name: Falstaff
Start: 2002-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2002-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Metropolitan Opera House

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Camilla Tilling

Nannette

Marina Mescheriakova

Mrs. Alice Ford

Contralto

Stephanie Blythe

Mrs. Quickly

Wendy White

Mezzo-soprano

Susanne Mentzer

Mrs. Meg Page

Tenor

Gregory Turay

Fenton

Baritone

Bryn Terfel

Sir John Falstaff

John Del Carlo

Dwayne Croft

Ford

Bass

Raymond Aceto

Pistol

Conductor

James Levine

Stage director

Franco Zeffirelli

Set designer

Costume designer

The Metropolitan Opera

Falstaff

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

This great comedy demands a magnificent cast and a superb conductor, who can bring out all the sparkling colors of Verdi’s last score, while allowing the singers to project the nuances of their characters. James Levine not only meets the challenge, he also conveys his affection for this unique masterpiece. Bryn Terfel is Shakespeare’s fat knight, determined to woo both Alice Ford (Marina Mescheriakova) and Meg Page (Susanne Mentzer) even though they are both already married. But he’s no match for the scheming Stephanie Blythe (Dame Quickly). With Dwayne Croft as the outraged Ford.

Falstaff Verdi

Approved

Production booklet

Further reading