Name: Falstaff
Start: 2017-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2017-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Charity Randall Theatre

Organization

Direction d'orchestre

Maria Sensi Sellner

Mise en scène

Stephanie Havey

Direction de choeur

Joel Goodloe

Lumières

kate Devlin Matz

Costumes

Karen J Gilmer

Baryton

Benjamin Bloomfield

Sir John Falstaff

Joshua Jeremiah

Ford

Soprano

Amelia D'Arcy

Mrs. Alice Ford

Natalie Polito

Nanette

Mezzo-soprano

Kara Cornell

Mme Meg Page

Contralto

Brooke Larimer

Mme Quickly

Ténor

Jean-Christophe Laurier

Fenton

Joseph Gaines

Docteur Caïus

Benjamin Robinson

Bardolphe

Basse

Matthew Scollin

Pistolet

Orchestra

Resonance Chamber Orchestra

Resonance Works

italien

Falstaff

Pittsburgh

États-Unis

Charity Randall Theatre

Public

Valide

Resonance Works brought its fourth season to a rousing conclusion with the wit and genius of Verdi’s Falstaff!  Written at the age of 80, Verdi’s final opus sparkles with freshness and originality.  The story follows the travails Shakespeare’s Sir John Falstaff, a portly, aging knight who has come upon hard times. Ever the optimist,  endeavors to improve his stature by seducing married women away from their husbands (which doesn't turn out quite as he'd imagined…) Mistaken identities, thwarted assignations, hapless misadventures, fairies, disguises, and a wedding -- these all combine to form a delightful comic farce that is a tour de force for a stellar ensemble cast.

Directed by Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist alumna Stephanie Havey, the tight-knit cast features professional opera talent from Pittsburgh and across the country.  Baritone Benjamin Bloomfield (Castleton Festival, NY City Opera) makes his Pittsburgh debut with the title role of Sir John Falstaff. Benjamin Robinson (Michigan Opera Theater, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh) and Matthew Scollin (Pittsburgh Opera, Glimmerglass Festival) portray his cronies Bardolfo and Pistola. In the roles of the merry wives, local favorites Kara Cornell (Trouble in Tahiti) and Amelia D’Arcy (Macbeth) play Meg Page and Alice Ford, with returning mezzo Brooke Larimer (Song of the Earth, Macbeth) in the mischievous role of Mistress Quickly. Newcomer Natalie Polito (Opera Saratoga, Virginia Opera) and Resonance Works veteran Christopher Lucier (Elixir of Love, Macbeth) will sing the pair of young lovers, Nannetta and Fenton, with baritone Joshua Jeremiah (Arizona Opera, PROTOTYPE Festival) making his Pittsburgh debut as the jealous husband, schemer, and disapproving father, Ford. Former Pittsburgher and founding Resonance Works board member Joseph Gaines returns to reprise the role of Dr. Caius, which he previously performed at Pittsburgh Opera and covered at the Metropolitan Opera under the baton of James Levine.

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