Opera di Roma: Falstaff

New Production! Verdi’s final opera returns to the Teatro Costanzi in a sparkling new production by award-winning director Tatjana Gürbaca, conducted by Michele Mariotti and led by one of today’s foremost Verdi baritones, Luca Salsi, as the irrepressible Sir John Falstaff. Inspired by Shakespeare’s ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ and ‘Henry IV’, the opera follows the ageing, cash-strapped knight as he plots to seduce two resourceful wives to restore his fortunes – only to become the target of their brilliantly orchestrated revenge. As jealous husbands, quick-witted women and young lovers collide, Verdi’s late style fizzes with razor-sharp ensembles, flowing lyricism and a jubilant final fugue that wryly reminds us that “tutto nel mondo è burla” – everything in the world is a joke.

Release Date: Feb 11, 2027

Rating: CTC

Runtime: 165 mins

Director: Tatjana Gurbaca

Actors: Ekaterine Buachidze, George Petean, Violeta Urmana, Marina Monzo, Luca Salsi, Carlo Bosi, Maria Agresta

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