Verdi's Falstaff at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Falstaff; Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901); Libretto by Arrigo Boito after Shakespeare; First performance in Milano, Teatro alla Scala, 9 February 1893; Chœur et Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Daniele Rustioni (Conductor); Barrie Kosky (Stage direction); Katrin Lea Tag (Sets, costumes), Franck Evin (Lighting), Olaf A. Schmitt (Dramaturgy); Christopher Purves (Sir John Falstaff); Stéphane Degout (Ford); Juan Francisco Gatell (Fenton); Carmen Giannattasio (Mrs Alice Ford); Daniela Barcellona (Mrs Quickly); Giulia Semenzato (Nannetta); Antoinette Dennefeld (Mrs Meg Page); Gregory Bonfatti (Dottore Cajus); Rodolphe Briand (Bardolfo); Antonio di Matteo (Pistola); Festival Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence, Théâtre de l'Archeveché, 6 July 2021 (150 min)
