Organization

Singer

Soprano

Ailyn Pérez

Mrs. Alice Ford

Mezzo-soprano

Jennifer Johnson Cano

Mrs. Meg Page

Contralto

Marie-Nicole Lemieux

Mrs. Quickly

Stage director

Robert Carsen

Set designer

Paul Steinberg

Costume designer

Brigitte Reiffenstuel

Lighting designer

Peter van Praet

Conductor

Daniele Rustioni

Hera Hyesang Park

Nannette

Tenor

Bogdan Volkov

Fenton

Baritone

Michael Volle

Sir John Falstaff

Christopher Maltman

Ford

Carlo Bosi

Doctor Caius

Chauncey Packer

Bardolph

Bass

Richard Bernstein

Pistol

Canadian Opera Company

Teatro alla Scala

De Nationale Opera

Royal Opera House

The Metropolitan Opera

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Italian

Falstaff

New York City

United States

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 to oversee a brilliant ensemble cast that features sopranos Hera Hyesang Park Ailyn Pérez, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, tenor Bogdan Volkov, and baritone Christopher Maltman.

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