FALSTAFF 1ª

Monday 10th of July 2023 - 9:00 p.m.

Novafeltria, Teatro Sociale
Co-production with La Musica Lirica USA - General Director Brygida Bziukiewicz Kulig
Free entry on reservation at: Voci nel Montefeltro cell. + 39 331 4269 561 - email: info@vocinelmontefeltro.org

FALSTAFF 1ª Comic opera in 3 acts by Giuseppe Verdi 
Book by Arrigo Boito 

The elderly and corpulent Sir John Falstaff, lodged with servants Bardolfo and Pistola at the Garter Inn, plans to conquer two beautiful and wealthy ladies, Alice Ford and Meg Page. To this end, he sends the two comely ladies as many perfectly identical love letters...


Concertmaster and Director:                Joseph Rescigno
Director:                                                  Marc Reynolds
Costumes:                                              Audrey Hamilton
Scenes:                                                   Tom Burch
Lights:                                                     David Navalinski


- Characters:

Sir JOHN FALSTAFF                   Stephen Cunningham, Ron Ulem
FORD                                            Andrew Butler, Steven Groth
PISTOLA                                       Harrison Gration
CARDOLFO                                  Gabriel La Salette Menendez
Dott. CAJUS                                 Douglas Culclasure, Marcus Tranquilli (cover)
FENTON                                        Owen Purcell, Birgir Stefánsson
Mrs. ALICE FORD                        Karolina Iwańska-Paśnicka, Marielle Leiboff, Rebecca Matte(cover), Beatriz     
                                                      Menendez(cover),ValerieDzielski (understudy)
Mrs. QUICKLY                              Gentry Wessman, Julia Woodring
Mrs. MEG PAGE                           Emily Amesquita, Avery Winick, Hannah Cole (cover)
NANNETTA                                   Jenna Justice, McKenna Troy, Messíana Halla Kristinsdóttir (cover)
ROBIN                                           Shir Beals



Orchestra Città di Ravenna 

Coro La Musica Lirica-USA

Soprani: Shir Beals, Valerie Dzielski, Rebecca Fox, Karolina Iwańska-Paśnicka, Jenna Justice, Laura Karkouti, Olivia Kesler, McKenna Troy, Messiana Halla Kristinsdottir, Marielle Leiboff, Rebecca Matte, Beatriz Menendez, Giovanna Mercurio
Mezzosoprani: Emily Amesquita, Gentry Wessman, Avery Winick, Julia Woodrin, Hannah Cole
Tenori: Óskar Bjartmarsson, Luigi Grande, Birgir Stefánsson, Owen Purcell, Douglas Culclasure, Marcus Tranquilly, Gabriel La Salette Menendez
Bassi/baritoni: Andrew Butler, Stephen Cunnigham, Caleb Froats, Harrison Gration, Steven Groth, Ron Ulen, Alexander Kondratow


M° collaborator and pianist:     Emily Williams
Technical director:                     Liz Haynes
Scene director:                          MB Connolley
Tailoring director:                     Audrey Hamilton 
Tools technician:                      Hannah Gilbert, Kerry Witten
Costume assistant:                   Sylvie Lefebvre, Zara Palmer 
Production assistant:                Anja Kondratow, Kathryn Robinson, Madeline DeWater
Technique assistant:                 Quinn Vanischak
Production coordinator:           CJ Sneath