Frau Reich und Frau Fluth stehen auf der Bühne, hinter einer Truhe. In der Truhe ist Sir John Falstaff zu sehen.

Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor

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COMIC OPERA

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Music by Otto Nicolai
Libretto by Salomon Hermann Mosenthal
Based on the »The Merry Wives of Windsor« by William Shakespeare


Premiered April 26, 2024


In German with German surtitles

Age recommendation: 12 years and over

170 Minuten, eine Pause nach ca. 95 Minuten

He is the eternal irresistible rogue – the portly knight Sir John Falstaff. When he attempts to seduce two of Windsor’s women with identical letters, he truly meets his match. He is dumped into the Thames together with the dirty laundry, run out of the house in women’s clothing and hounded and harried in the woods at midnight. And indeed the “merry wives” also manage to bring a jealous husband to his senses and two young lovers together while they are at it.

Between Antonio Salieri and Giuseppe Verdi, Shakespeare’s comedy figure Falstaff has made his way to the opera stage many times. Otto Nicolai’s version is still today considered the best German opera piece to tackle the material. His greatest and final success (he died in May 1849, just two months after the Berlin world premiere) delights continuously, from the magical overtures right through to the turbulent finale, in which “all ends in joy and merriment”.

It stages the humorous Grande Dame of German musical theatre, and the house’s new Principal Conductor will grace the podium.

Cast

Conductor Oleg Ptashnikov
Stage and costume Dietrich von Grebmer
Choreography Alex Frei
Lighting Kai Luczak

Sir John Falstaff Levente Páll
Herr Fluth Ludwig Mittelhammer
Herr Reich Timos Sirlantzis
Junker Spärlich Caspar Krieger
Dr. Cajus Lukas Enoch Lemcke
Frau Fluth Mária Celeng
Anna Reich Mina Yu / Andreja Zidaric

Choir of the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz
Orchestra of the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz

Performances

Thu
07.30 pm
Season premiere
Sat
07.30 pm
Tue
07.30 pm
U30
Sun
06.01 pm
Cancelled
Fri
07.30 pm
For the last time
Thu 05/06/25 07.30 pm Season premiere
Sat 07/06/25 07.30 pm
Tue 10/06/25 07.30 pm U30
Sun 15/06/25 06.01 pm Cancelled
Fri 20/06/25 07.30 pm For the last time
DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR © Marie-Laure Briane
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DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR © Marie-Laure Briane
DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR © Marie-Laure Briane
DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR © Marie-Laure Briane
DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR © Marie-Laure Briane
DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR © Marie-Laure Briane
DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR © Marie-Laure Briane
DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR © Marie-Laure Briane
DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR © Marie-Laure Briane
DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR © Marie-Laure Briane
DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR © Marie-Laure Briane

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