Saturday, December 14, 12:55 PM
VERDI: Falstaff
Pre-Opera Talk by Dr. Elizabeth Seitz, 12 PM
Pre-Opera Lunch, 11:30 AM
VERDI: Falstaff
Verdi’s brilliant final masterpiece Falstaff has its first new Met production in nearly 50 years, conducted by James Levine and directed by Robert Carsen. Ambrogio Maestri sings the iconic basso buffo role of Sir John Falstaff, the boorish, blustery character originally seen in Shakespeare’s Henry IV and Merry Wives of Windsor. Angela Meade is Alice Ford, one of many objects of Falstaff’s affection, and Stephanie Blythe is the sharp-tongued Mistress Quickly in a cast that also includes Lisette Oropesa as Nannetta, Jennifer Johnson Cano as Meg Page, Paolo Fanale in his Met debut as Fenton, and Franco Vassallo as Ford. The International Herald Tribune praised Carsen’s staging, first seen at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, as a “production of eye-catching ingenuity.” Approximate running time: 3:20.
Falstaff
The Metropolitan Opera
Tickets:
Individual Tickets: $32, $29, $20
Met Opera Subscription Series: $288, $261, $180
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Pre-Opera Lunch
Enjoy the spectacular view of the Atlantic Ocean while having lunch prior to the Met Opera broadcast! Lunch orders must be placed by noon on the Thursday prior to the broadcast. Please do not bring food into the Hall from outside. Table seating in the Reception Hall is reserved for the Met Lunch ticketbuyers, but Met attendees are welcome to purchase concession items a la carte prior to the broadcast and at intermission(s).
Lunch ($15) includes gourmet sandwich
Choice of 2: chips, cookie, fruit
Beverage: soft drink, sparkling or natural water
Coffee, beer or wine available for purchase
Spectacular view of the Atlantic
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