Lusty, foolhardy and hilarious, Sir John Falstaff is the kind of character actors relish sinking their teeth into, and Reginald Smith Jr. makes a meal out of him in Houston Grand Opera’s new ...

Giuseppe Verdi was just 26, a fledgling composer and newly widowed when he wrote his first comic opera, “Un Giorno di Regno” (“A One-Day Reign”). But the two-act comedy bombed and closed after one ...

Reginald Smith, Jr. as the immortal Falstaff. Credit: Photo by Lynn Lane When Baritone Reginald Smith, Jr. sings the title role in Falstaff, the last opera ever composed by Giuseppe Verdi, and only ...

Falstaff is an opera in three acts by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901). The libretto was adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, ...

Hera Hysesang Park as Nannetta, Ailyn Pérez as Alice, Jennifer Johnson Cano as Meg, and Marie-Nicole Lemieux as Mistress Quickly in Verdi’s “Falstaff.” Photo: Karen Almond/Met Opera Robert Carsen’s ...

Born Oct. 10, 1813 — 200 years ago, as we speak — Giuseppe Verdi composed “Falstaff,” his last opera, when he was nearly 80. It’s a Shakespearean romp in which the Merry Wives of Windsor tease and ...

Falstaff is a comic opera in three acts by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. The libretto was adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, parts 1 ...

Opera fans attended Saturday’s opening-night performance of the Washington National Opera’s “Falstaff” at the Kennedy Center Opera House with great expectations. Boasting a great cast and a nifty ...