Falstaff • Teatro La Fenice Venice

Falstaff • from November 18th to 26th, 2022

The opera Falstaff is the last opera by Giuseppe Verdi. It premiered in 1893 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Arrigo Boito's libretto is based on The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from William Shakespeare's Henry IV plays. It was Verdi's second comic opera after the first "King for a Day" was unsuccessful. The lewd, fat soldier Falstaff is broke and tries to get rich women's money through flattery and deception. You have seen through Falstaff's intention and try to outsmart him, which in turn leads to jealousy and confusion. At the end there is a masquerade with a double marriage that tries to create even more confusion. Choose a date for the opera and find your ticket and hotel with our music travel packages to Italy. Enjoy a top music event at La Fenice Theater in Venice. With your package, you get two nights in a selected hotel in Venice and premium tickets for the opera FALSTAFF in the La Fenice Theater. If you wish, we can organize a private city tour, dinner, aperitif, gondola ride.