Boston Opera Collaborative presents Verdi's Falstaff July 15, 2011

July 15-17, 22-24, Fridays/Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Sundays at 3:00 pm.

In light of the glorious decadence and irrepressible excess of this ensemble show, stage director Heidi Lauren Duke and music director Mischa Santora have updated the piece to 1973 Italian-America; an ode to mafia dons, boogie nights, and the dusk of Aquarius! Scheming women, mis-matched lovers, and drunken debauchery will abound! Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

Sunday, July 17: Post-performance talkback with directors Heidi Lauren Duke and Mischa Santora directly following performance.

Sunday, July 24: Pre-performance lecture, "Verdi and Comedy", with Dr. Helen Greenwald at 2:00pm.