The lecherous Falstaff, with his infamous roving eye, finally meets his match when his underhand plans to solve money troubles have the three merry wives of Windsor conspiring to teach him a lesson. After Macbeth and Otello, Verdi breathes life into Shakespeare’s great comic character in this, his spectacular final opera. Conductor Richard Farnes makes his Garsington Opera debut in this new production directed by Prix de la critique Claude Rostand winner Bruno Ravella.
Meni
After the acclaimed Met premiere of Thomas Adès's "The Tempest" in 2012, the composer returned with another masterpiece, this time inspired by filmmaker Luis Buñuel's seminal surrealist classic "El Ángel Exterminador", during the 2017–18 season. As the opera opens, a group of elegant socialites gather for a lavish dinner party, but when it is time to leave for the night, no one is able to escape. Soon, their behavior becomes increasingly erratic and savage. The large ensemble cast tackles both the vocal and dramatic demands of Adès's opera with one riveting performance after another. Tom Cairns, who also penned the work's libretto, directs an engrossing and inventive production, using a towering wooden archway to trap the characters onstage. And Adès himself takes the podium to conduct the frenzied score, which features a host of unconventional instruments, including the eerie electronic ondes Martenot.
A faithful adaptation of the micro-opera A Hand of Bridge (1958) by Samuel Barber. Two couples reveal their deepest desires, darkest fears, and wildest fantasies during an evening playing bridge.
Marguerite
O filme se passa durante a Guerra Civil norte-americana, que acabou com a vitória do Norte. Ao mesmo tempo em que se preocupava com o conflito, o o 16º presidente norte-americano, Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis), travava uma batalha ainda mais difícil em Washington. Ao lado de seus colegas de partido, ele tentava passar uma emenda à Constituição dos Estados Unidos que acabava com a escravidão.
Frasquita
Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 25 March 1997.
Stepmother
Filmed performance of the opera, "Cinderella", composed by Alma Deutscher.
