Scattered around the little room in Windsor, its toys never stay still for a moment! They meet, chase each other, seek each other out, and are never bored. Especially since the pranks are plentiful, and behind every joke there “’s always the old robot Falstaff, once the family’s favorite toy, now set aside, all rusty and dusty, but eager to return to the hearts of the house’s children and willing to do anything to achieve it. The”“latest idea he’s had is a trick involving the two newcomers, Alice and Meg. Fresh from the store as they are, all he needs to do is make them fall at his feet to return to the” family’s favorite toy cupboard. But the two aren’t having it: they may be dolls, but they don’t intend to be fooled, quite the opposite!
Thus begins a whirlwind of pranks and disguises that will also be an opportunity for all the toys to learn how to joke, but with respect and without taking anyone for granted. In fact, going beyond differences and stereotypes, it will be the moment to discover they are much more similar than they imagined. Scattered around the little room in Windsor, its toys never stay still for a moment! They meet, chase each other, seek each other out, and are never bored. Especially since the pranks are plentiful, and behind every joke there’s always him: the old robot Falstaff, once the family’s favorite toy, now set aside, all rusty and dusty, but eager to return to the hearts of the house’s children and willing to do anything to achieve it. The latest idea he’s had is a trick involving the two newcomers, Alice and Meg. Fresh from the store as they are, all he needs to do is make them fall at his feet to return to the family’s favorite toy cupboard. But the two aren’t having it: they may be dolls, but they don’t intend to be fooled, quite the opposite!
Thus begins a whirlwind of pranks and disguises that will also be an opportunity for all the toys to learn how to joke, but with respect and without taking anyone for granted. In fact, going beyond differences and stereotypes, it will be the moment to discover they are much more similar than they imagined.

WORKSHOP
The performance will be preceded by a free introductory workshop, which will take place from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM, also at the Teatro Sociale.

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Playbill

from Falstaff. Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Musical rearrangement Massimo Fiocchi Malaspina
Dramaturgical adaptation Andrea Piazza
Musical editions AsLiCo

First performance: Como, Teatro Sociale, February 10, 2025.

Falstaff Junyoung Choi, Francesco La Gattuta, Carlo Sgura
Captain Ford Tamon Inoue, Junhyeok Park, Carlo Sgura
Fenton Enrico Basso, Gerardo Dell’Affetto
Cajus Manuel Miro Caputo, Edoardo Manzardo
Alice Rossella Bianco, Alessia Camarin
Nannetta Rosalba Ducato, Chiara Guerra
Quickly Virginia Cattinelli, Silvia Ricca
Meg Greta Carlino, Chiara Torosani
Bardolfo Jasmine Monti
Pistola Carlo Merico

Conductor Massimo Fiocchi Malaspina

Director Andrea Piazza

Set Design Alice Vanini
Costumes Rosario Martone
Lighting Gianni Bertoli

Orchestra 1813

New set-up

Production AsLiCo
in co-production with Opéra Grand Avignon

Opera domani – 29th edition