Reginald Smith, Jr. as the immortal Falstaff. Credit: Photo by Lynn Lane When Baritone Reginald Smith, Jr. sings the title role in Falstaff, the last opera ever composed by Giuseppe Verdi, and only ...

Hera Hysesang Park as Nannetta, Ailyn Pérez as Alice, Jennifer Johnson Cano as Meg, and Marie-Nicole Lemieux as Mistress Quickly in Verdi’s “Falstaff.” Photo: Karen Almond/Met Opera Robert Carsen’s ...

Women take charge in Opera San José's rollicking production of Verdi's Falstaff. Adapted from Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, this hilarious and ...

The irrepressible Sir John Falstaff has been variously described as a braggart and swaggart, the prince of rascals and by Giuseppe Verdi himself, “an amusing rogue.” No wonder the wealthy and ...

With the opening production of the new season, Manitoba Opera has finally presented all three of Verdi's Shakespeare operas. The aging master had his eye on the future and on the progressive ...

Washington National Opera (WNO), under the leadership of General Director Plácido Domingo, presents Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff in seven performances, October 10 to 30 at the Kennedy Center Opera House.

Henry Waddington relishes every moment as the blustering Sir John in a sustainably staged production of Verdi’s final opera, played and performed with an unfailing sense of humour As the ...

As bass baritone Craig Colclough tells it, being an opera singer seems like a lot of fun. Especially when you're playing "Falstaff." Colclough takes on the title role in Opera Saratoga's production of ...

Born Oct. 10, 1813 — 200 years ago, as we speak — Giuseppe Verdi composed “Falstaff,” his last opera, when he was nearly 80. It’s a Shakespearean romp in which the Merry Wives of Windsor tease and ...