Falstaff
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Arrigo Boito after William Shakespeare's plays The Merry Wives of Windsor and King Henry IV
Commedia Lirica in Three Acts
The main opera to be studied for 2007 is Verdi's Falstaff. Students are also invited to bring other operatic repertoire to study with the internationally renowned faculty.
The program will culminate in two ‘semi-staged’ performances of Falstaff with the Symphony Orchestra of the Pacific.
There are openings for:
| Sir John Falstaff |
Baritone |
| Fenton |
Tenor |
| Dr. Caius |
Tenor |
| Bardolfo / Bardolph |
Tenor |
| Pistola / Pistol |
Bass |
| Mrs. Alice Ford |
Soprano |
| Ford |
Baritone |
| Nannetta |
Soprano |
| Mistress Quickly |
Mezzo Soprano |
| Mrs. Meg Page |
Mezzo Soprano |
| |
|
Repertoire subject
to change.
