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Falstaff dress rehearsal — a fresh look at a classic opera

By Bethann G. Merkle
Published: May 16, 2012
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Curtain call with the cast of Falstaff : Jeremy Blossey (Bardolfo), Marie-Josée Lord (Meg Page), Pascale Beaudin (Nannetta), Antonio Figueroa (Fenton), Gaétan Laperrière (Sir John Falstaff), Giuseppe Grazioli (conductor), Lyne Fortin (Alice Ford), Jacques Leblanc (director), Jean-François Lapointe (Ford), Benoît Boutet (Dr. Caïus), Sonia Racine (Mrs. Quickly) and Taras Kulish (Pistola).

If you were to see Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi's beloved final opera, for the first time without any background information or previous exposure to opera, you might still find it familiar. This was certainly the case during the May 10 dress rehearsal, presented at the Grand Théâtre. The enthusiastic audience was largely comprised of high school and CEGEP students.

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