CRITIC’S PICK: “There’s a lot of fat-shaming in Verdi’s ‘Falstaff,’ but the opera has never really been a candidate for revision or cancellation, probably because the victim of those insults refuses to see himself as one. Eloquent and self-aggrandizing, ‘Falstaff’ proudly identifies with his stature.”
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“In ’Falstaff,’ Verdi and Boito not only took Shakespeare into a new genre but actually improved upon his characterizations...We are all a little pompous and deluded at times: best to laugh at ourselves whenever possible, have another glass of wine and make the best of it."
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“The chorus was in brilliant form, and the Met actors were superb in executing their craft. Without their virtuosity and skill, the show would have suffered. ‘Falstaff’ is a show in which everybody on stage has to pull their weight… Especially Falstaff with his enormous gut.”
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