Bring back the laughter with Falstaff

NCPA October/25/2017

Zubin Mehta will appear on the NCPA stage to conduct Falstaff, an opera co-produced alongside Wiener Staatsoper. On December 3^rd, 6^th, 8^th and 10^t^h, the illustrious co-production is scheduled to be performed in the NCPA Opera House.

Still from Wiener Staatsoper

The world-renowned conductor Zubin Mehta, who conducted the NCPA opera Aida, will arrive at the NCPA for a second time to conduct the classic comedy by Verdi with famous singers from both at home and abroad, including Roberto de Candia, Filippo Polinelli, SHI Yijie.

Still from Wiener Staatsoper

The co-production is the first opera to be co-produced by both sides. This version of Falstaff is directed by the famed opera director David McVicar, with Charles Edwards serving as the set designer. David McVicar conducted the co-production of the NCPA, the Royal Opera House and San Francisco Opera Andrea Chenier. Audiences can yet again watch his unique performance of an Italian opera, along with the colorful stage props and the cartoonish flamboyance of the main character that highlight its comedy. The delicately-designed mise en scene will show audiences how the story develops right before their very eyes.

Still from Wiener Staatsoper

Falstaff is famed the world over as the last opera by Verdi and he did not create it with traditional techniques, but by applying affectionate music, not independent arias, throughout the play. Falstaff will be played by the baritone Roberto de Candia, who will also portray this role at the Festival Verdi Parma, New National Theater Tokyo and Teatro Real later this year. The baritone Filippo Polinelli will play Ford. The soprano Rachele Stanisci and alto Lilly Jørstad will play Ford’s wife Alice and Alice’s friend Mrs. Meg respectively. The Chinese singer SHI Yijie will play Ford’s daughter Nannetta’s boyfriend Fenton. The couple’s love for each other implies a happy ending of the play.

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