Bogdan Volkov

Baritone Michael Volle stars as the caddish knight Falstaff, gleefully tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance, in Verdi’s glorious Shakespearean comedy. Maestro Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to oversee a brilliant ensemble cast that features sopranos Hera Hyesang Park and Ailyn Pérez, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, tenor Bogdan Volkov, and baritone Christopher Maltman.

철학자 돈 알폰소는 약혼녀의 미모와 정숙함을 자랑하는 굴리엘모와 페란도의 말을 듣고 코웃음을 친다. 둘은 전쟁터에 나가게 되었다고 거짓말한 뒤, 다른 남자로부터 유혹받았을 때 연인들이 유혹에 빠지는지를 두고 돈 알폰소와 내기를 한다. 다른 남자로 변장한 둘은 약혼녀, 피오르딜리지와 도라벨라 앞에 나타나 유혹하고, 굳건한 정절을 다짐하던 약혼녀는 계속된 구애에 마음이 점점 흔들린다.

Tsar Saltan marries the youngest of three sisters, having heard that it is her dearest wish to present him with a heroic son and heir. Her jealous sisters and the old Aunt Barbaricha cannot bear this situation to persist and by trickery see to it that the Tsaritsa and her newborn son Gvidon are thrown into the sea. In their barrel they are washed ashore on an enchanted island where the rapidly growing tsar’s son saves a swan from the clutches of a wizard. In gratitude, the swan helps Gvidon to visit his native country once again in the guise of a bumblebee. Three wishes, three miracles and three bee-stings later, father and son are finally able to get to know each other.