Australian stage director Barrie Kosky has always shown a special affinity for humorous plots and has often been able to discover streaks of humor where there seemed to be none. With Falstaff, an aged Verdi embarked on his last opera, with which he returned to comedy after half a century. But Falstaff is also a tribute to his ancestors (Mozart, Rossini), contemporaries (Wagner) and even to himself, a comic epilogue to a life full of tragedies. Stage Direction - Barrie Kosky Musical Direction - Daniele Rustioni Alice Ford - Carmen Giannattasio Meg Page - Antoinette Dennefeld Mistress Quickly - Daniela Barcellona Nanetta - Giulia Semenzato Sir John Falstaff - Christopher Purves Ford - Stephane Degout Fenton - Juan Francisco Gatell Dr Cajus - Gregory Bonfatti Bardolph - Rodolphe Briand Gun - Antonio di Matteo |