He is big
Falstaff, Verdi’s final opera, is exuberantly inventive, bubbling and roiling with ideas the 79-year-old composer was too impatient to develop.
9 pieces since 2009 — in 9 roles, at 5 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
2 pieces as Metropolitan Opera — stats above show all coverage for Franco Vassallo.
View allFalstaff, Verdi’s final opera, is exuberantly inventive, bubbling and roiling with ideas the 79-year-old composer was too impatient to develop.
Saturday matinee’s prima Trovatore brought an exciting and compelling show to the Met’s stage in the revival of David McVicar’s dark, Goya-esque production.
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