Garsington Opera - Falstaff Reviews
24 April 2024
Henry Waddington (Falstaff), Nicholas Crawley (Pistola), Adrian Thompson (Bardolfo), Ansh Shetty (Page)
Victoria Simmonds (Meg), Yvonne Howard (Mistress Quickly), Soraya Mafi (Nannetta), Mary Dunleavy (Alice Ford)
Yvonne Howard (Mistress Quickly), Henry Waddington (Falstaff), Victoria Simmonds (Meg)
Henry Waddington (Falstaff), Ensemble
Henry Waddington (Falstaff)

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Falstaff

Garsington Opera


No. of reviews: 10

The most cheerful and warmhearted production of Verdi’s final opera I have seen
25 Jun 18 / Express
Sister suffragette
24 Jun 18 / Forum Opéra
Falstaff in the 'back garden'? Blooming good!
24 Jun 18 / Daily Mail
A list of today’s great Falstaffs should now include Henry Waddington
21 Jun 18 / Music OMH
Garsington Opera transfers Falstaff from Elizabeth pomp to Edwardian pompousness
20 Jun 18 / Opera Today
The pace is terrific
20 Jun 18 / Classical Source
Verdi's comic farewell in a fine new production by Garsington Opera
20 Jun 18 / What's on Stage
You will rarely hear Verdi’s intricate ensembles delivered with such rapport between pit and stage, nor the drama paced so effectively
20 Jun 18 / The Times
Songs of innocence and experience: Verdi's Falstaff at Garsington
19 Jun 18 / Bachtrack
Henry Waddington gives the most convincing, moving, and beautifully-sung performance
19 Jun 18 / Independent
Production details
Cast
Waddington, Burkhard, Dunleavy, Mafi, Simmonds, Howard, Johnston, Judson, Thompson, Crawley
(c) Farnes (d) Ravella
Performance dates
16, 18, 21, 29 June, 4, 7, 13, 15, 20, 22 July 2018
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