A performance with music by Verdi – freely adapted from the opera Falstaff
Davide Canepa – Sir John Falstaff / Ford
Arianna Talamona – Bardolfo / Pistola / Mrs Alice Ford / Mrs Quickly
Hinako Kosaka – piano
Anna Pedrazzini – musical dramaturgy
Beatrice Baruffini and Nadia Milani – dramaturgy
Nadia Milani – stage direction
Federico Meneghel – mask design and construction
Pernilla Bertagni and Francesca Abbiati – painted artwork
Cantieri del Teatro – Como – sets and costumes
Falstaff – Burattini e burle
Falstaff is an ageing and mischievous puppeteer who, short of money, devises tricks and schemes to get by. His puppets and marionettes, together with the children in the audience, laugh and delight in his clumsy deceptions—before helping him set things right.
In this free adaptation of Verdi’s Falstaff, audiences enter a constantly transforming world populated by masks, puppets, and marionettes. Because everything in this world is a jest!
For families, a workshop session is offered before the performance, starting at 3:00 pm or 5:30 pm, including a delightful snack break.
Recommended for ages 3 and up
