Falstaff

As the saying goes, “Shakespeare invented him, Verdi made him immortal” – and, surely, it was Bryn Terfel who defined him. Terfel first sung Falstaff in 1999, and in 2021, the bass-baritone superstar returns once more to the role at Grange Park Opera. In a production by Stephen Medcalf first shown in the 17th century Farnese theatre in Parma in 2011 with designs that are truly Falstaffian including sensational backcloths by Italian supremo Rinaldo Rinaldi.

• Andy QuickDirector

• Bryn TerfelSir John Falstaff
• Natalya RomaniwAlice Ford
• David StoutFord
• Chloe MorganNanetta
• Luis GomesFenton
• Sara FulgoniMistress Quickly
• Janis KellyMeg Page
• Mark Le BrocqDr Caius
• Jeffrey Lloyd-RobertsBardolfo
• Lukas JakobskiPistola