Giuseppe Verdi's comic opera Falstaff, based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, follows the self-important Sir John Falstaff, an elderly knight short of money who tries to seduce two wealthy married women at once. The clever wives join forces and teach him a lesson he will not forget.
Peter Langdal's lively production from 2013 brings plenty of colour and fun to the stage. Johan Reuter, the Danish baritone, takes the title role, alongside Gisela Stille, Clara Cecilie Thomsen, Hanne Fischer and Kari Dahl Nielsen as the merry wives, with Gihoon Kim as Mr Ford. The opera is sung in Italian with Danish and English surtitles.
