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S50 Ep22

Great Performances at the Met: Falstaff

Premiere: 8/6/2023 | 00:00:32 |

Verdi’s Shakespearean comedy features an ensemble cast in Robert Carsen’s staging, with baritone Michael Volle performing in his first Verdi role at the Met as the knight Falstaff, tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance.

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Premieres beginning Sunday, August 6 at 2 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)

Verdi’s Shakespearean comedy features an ensemble cast in Robert Carsen’s staging, with baritone Michael Volle performing in his first Verdi role at the Met as the knight Falstaff, tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance. Reuniting after their acclaimed turns in the production’s 2019 run are soprano Ailyn Pérez as Alice Ford, soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano as Meg Page, and mezzo-soprano Marie-Nicole Lemieux as Mistress Quickly. Soprano Hera Hyesang Park and tenor Bogdan Volkov are the young couple Nannetta and Fenton, and Maestro Daniele Rustioni conducts. Ryan Speedo Green hosts.

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Clip | Michael Volle as Falstaff at the Met
TRANSCRIPT

Shakespeare created him, but it was Verdi who made him sing in his comic opera, "Falstaff."

Meet the rotund rogue Falstaff, romancing the very merry wealthy wives of Windsor for their husbands' money.

Just for fun, look for Michael Volle, Ailyn Perez, Jennifer Johnson Cano and Marie-Nicole Lemieux in "Falstaff" on Great Performances at the Met.

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