Verdi: Falstaff

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Mozart’s masterpiece conducted by Giovanni Antonini on stage at La Scala with Michael Hampe’s staging.

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The stout Sir John Falstaff has financial problems, which he attempts to solve by having affairs with two very wealthy, very married women.

David McVicar’s vision for this Mozartian gem speaks for itself, a ‘mesmerising' portrayal of Enlightenment-era fascination with the East