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 ...

Verdi’s last opera, composed when he was a ripe old 80, may have an elderly gent as its central character — but “Falstaff” is so full of rollicking life that it’s an excellent show for a young company ...

ASPEN – As the long ovation subsided after a stunning performance of Verdi’s “Falstaff,” the folks sitting behind me clearly were not so enchanted. “Too bad Verdi lost his flair for melody after ‘Aida ...

While there is some competition from such mere septuagenarians as Claudio Monteverdi, Richard Wagner and Leos Janacek, the greatest opera ever written in old age is Giuseppe Verdi’s “Falstaff,” ...

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.

needed inspiration for his classical operas, he often turned to contemporary plays that explored social issues, politics and affairs of the heart. But for three of his greatest works, he looked ...

Translating Shakespeare to a new style is a theatrical tradition as time honored as the Bard himself. In the last couple of years, Oregon Shakespeare Festival has produced Coriolanus in Portland with ...

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 ...

This production at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall became more of a one-man show than its composer perhaps intended. By Caroline Crampton On 5 September 1840, a pivotal and traumatic moment in Giuseppe ...