That character-disreputable, witty, human-shines in Santa Fe Opera’s production in a command performance by baritone Quinn Kelsey. Verdi collaborated with librettist Arrigo Boito-with whom he also created Otello-crafting the opera’s plot from Shakespeare’s sometimes maligned The Merry Wives of Windsor but drawing from Sir John Falstaff’s more nuanced character as depicted in King Henry IV. Giuseppe Verdi composed three operas based on Shakespeare’s plays: MacBeth, Otello and Falstaff the third was his last opera and only his second foray into comedy.
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