Falstaff

The product of a collaboration between Arrigo Boito and Giuseppe Verdi, Falstaff is a comic opera unlike any other. The title character, Sir John Falstaff, is so full of himself that he manages to take credit even when he's the subject of ridicule. Verdi relished the opportunity to write a comic opera (only two of his 28 operas were comedies), and produced a witty, dynamic and elegant piece. See the humor for yourself in this West Bay Opera production at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto.