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(CANCELLED) Academy Opera: Falstaff

(CANCELLED) Academy Opera: Falstaff

24 Mar (Tue) - 28 Mar (Sat)

24 Mar 2020 (Tue) | 19:30
26 Mar 2020 (Thu) | 19:30
28 Mar 2020 (Sat) | 19:30
Venue:
Academy Drama Theatre
Duration:
Three hours with one interval
Price Info:
$65 (Student Ticket) - $150
Language:
Sung in Italian with English and Chinese surtitles
(CANCELLED) Academy Opera: Falstaff

Falstaff: Now shall I sin in my wish

 

Last and most joyous of Verdi’s operas, Falstaff tells the story of clumsy Sir John Falstaff, who attempts to seduce two wealthy married women for quick money to pay his debts. Alice Ford and Meg Page, the two witty, wily ladies set back a trap for Falstaff, tricking the poor knight for fun...

 

Music: Giuseppe Verdi 

Libretto: Adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor 

Conductor: Pietro Mianiti*

Director: Tang Shu-wing*^

Assistant Director: Anson Lam Pui-lim

Set Designer: Leo Yuen Hon-wai

Costume Designer: Cindy Ho Pui-shan

Lighting Designer: Faith Thaw Wan-wai

Production Manager: Winnie Ng Wing-cheung

 

Main Cast

Sir John Falstaff: Lo Tsz-ping

Ford: Aaron Kwan Lok-hei

Fenton: Freddie Tsang Yuk-ki

Dr Caius: Samson Chow

Bardolfo: Simon Tse Man-hon

Pistola: Michael Lee Man-lung

Alice Ford: Tiffany Lee Tin-yan

Nannetta:  Valentina Tao Yijing

Meg Page: Annabelle Chow Sze-wing

Mistress Quickly: Stephanie Wong Wing-shuen 

Chorus: Students from the Department of Vocal Students

Academy Symphony Orchestra

 

*Helmut Sohmen and Peter Thompson have generously agreed to support the involvement of Conductor Pietro Mianiti and Director Tang Shu-wing in the opera production.

 

^With the kind permission of Tang Shu-Wing Theatre Studio