Falstaff

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Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist
Arrigo Boito
Based On

works by William Shakespeare

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1956
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
William Steinberg
Stage Director(s)
Paul Hager
Chorus Director
Gianni Lazzari
Choreographer
Willam Christensen
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Sir John Falstaff
Leonard Warren
Mrs. Alice Ford
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Ford, a wealthy burgher
Frank Guarrera
Nannetta, their daughter
Audrey Schuh
Fenton, a young nobleman
Giuseppe Campora
Mrs. Meg Page
Margaret Roggero
Dame Quickly
Oralia Dominguez
Dr. Caius, a physician
Virginio Assandri
Bardolfo
Alessio De Paolis
Pistola
Nicola Moscona
First Page
Suki Schorer
Second Page
Matilda Abbe
Innkeeper
Paul Guenter

Show Dates

Time and Place

Fofteenth Century; Windsor

Scenes

Act I, Scene 1 -- Room at the Garter Inn
Scene 2 -- Courtyard of Ford's home
Act II, Scene 1 -- Same as Act I, Scene 1
Scene 2 -- Room in Ford's home
Act III, Scene 1 -- Same as Act I, Scene 1
Scene 2 -- Windsor Forest at Night

Media

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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