Great Performances at the Met: Falstaff Preview
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Michael Volle performs his first Verdi role at the Met as the knight Falstaff.
Verdi’s Shakespearean comedy features an ensemble cast in Robert Carsen’s staging, with baritone Michael Volle performing in his first Verdi role at the Met as the knight Falstaff, tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Great Performances at the Met: Falstaff Preview
Preview: Season 50 Episode 22 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Verdi’s Shakespearean comedy features an ensemble cast in Robert Carsen’s staging, with baritone Michael Volle performing in his first Verdi role at the Met as the knight Falstaff, tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipShakespeare created him, but it was Verdi who made him sing in his comic opera, "Falstaff."
Meet the rotund rogue Falstaff, romancing the very merry wealthy wives of Windsor for their husbands' money.
Just for fun, look for Michael Volle, Ailyn Perez, Jennifer Johnson Cano and Marie-Nicole Lemieux in "Falstaff" on Great Performances at the Met.
Michael Volle as Falstaff at the Met
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Clip: S50 Ep22 | 2m 44s | Michael Volle performs an excerpt of “Sei polli, sei scellini” from "Falstaff." (2m 44s)
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