The Met’s Falstaff was not laugh-out-loud funny but was still totally engaging and entertaining

Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Daniele Rustioni (conductor). Broadcast (directed for the screen by Habib Azar) from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 1.4.2023. (JPr)

The Metropolitan Opera in 2022-23

The Metropolitan Opera announces the most new productions in ten seasons, featuring the world-premiere staging of The Hours, the company premieres of Champion and Medea, and four more: Fedora, Lohengrin, Don Giovanni, and Die Zauberflöte. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct The Hours, Lohengrin, Champion, and La bohème The roster of artists includes Roberto Alagna, Piotr Beczała, Angel Blue, Javier … Read more