Giuseppe Verdi's comic opera, based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, follows the vain and broke Sir John Falstaff as he tries to seduce two wealthy married women at once. The clever women join forces and give him a lesson he won't forget.
Peter Langdal's staging from 2013 is bright and full of colour and fun. Danish baritone Johan Reuter takes the title role, alongside Gisela Stille, Clara Cecilie Thomsen, Hanne Fischer and Kari Dahl Nielsen as the wives, with Gihoon Kim, BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021, as Mr Ford.
