 Lucien Fugère as Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff Image by Desgranges, Aix-les-Bains and Nice
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Stolz Robert And His OrchestraFalstaff (opera) Falstaff (opera) 1893 opera by Giuseppe Verdi This article is about the opera by Verdi. For operas by other composers, see Falstaff (Salieri) and Falstaff (Balfe). Falstaff ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈfalstaf]) is a comic opera in three acts by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian-language libretto was adapted by Arrigo Boito from the play The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, by William Shakespeare. The work premiered on 9 February 1893 at La Scala, Milan. Quick facts Librettist, Language ... Falstaff Opera by Giuseppe Verdi Lucien Fugère in the title role, 1894 Librettist Arrigo Boito Language Italian Based on The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV,… (Source: Wikipedia)
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