In October 1997, Teatro Sociale di Como (AsLiCo) presented Verdi’s Falstaff for three performances (25, 26 & 28 Oct), conducted by Tiziano Severini and staged by Luigi Dall’Aglio. Baritone Piero Terranova alternated in the title role alongside Rolando Panerai, with a double-cast ensemble including Orla Boylan, Graziella Merrino, Elena Monti, Rosanna Savoia, Omar Gagnidze, Enrico Marabelli, Alberto Fraschina, Mark Milhofer, Paolo Sala, Patrizio Saudelli, Luca Gallo, Angelica Cathariou, Patrizia Patelmo, Chiara Chialli, and Gabriella Sborgi.
Opera • Giuseppe Verdi
Teatro Sociale di Como (AsLiCo), Como, Italy — Run: 25–28 October 1997 (3 performances)
About the Opera.
Verdi’s final opera, Falstaff (1893), sets Arrigo Boito’s brilliant Shakespearean libretto (The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV)
to fleet, conversational ensembles and sparkling orchestral writing. A late-style comic masterpiece, it crowns Verdi’s career with wit, warmth and
seamless musical narrative.
Performance Summary.
Teatro Sociale di Como (AsLiCo) mounted three performances led by Tiziano Severini with a staging by Luigi Dall’Aglio.
Baritone Piero Terranova alternated in the title role of Sir John Falstaff with Rolando Panerai, joined by a
double-cast company including Orla Boylan, Graziella Merrino, Elena Monti,
Rosanna Savoia, Omar Gagnidze, Enrico Marabelli, Alberto Fraschina,
Mark Milhofer, Paolo Sala, Patrizio Saudelli, Luca Gallo,
Angelica Cathariou, Patrizia Patelmo, Chiara Chialli, and Gabriella Sborgi.
Role: Sir John Falstaff — Piero Terranova (baritone)
Production Details
| Date(s) |
25–28 October 1997 |
| Performances |
3 |
| Venue |
Teatro Sociale di Como (AsLiCo), Como, Italy |
| Work |
Falstaff |
| Composer |
Giuseppe Verdi |
| Librettist |
Arrigo Boito |
| Conductor |
Tiziano Severini |
| Stage Director |
Luigi Dall’Aglio |
| Set Designer |
Tiziano Santi |
| Costume Designer |
Tiziano Santi |
| Piero Terranova |
Sir John Falstaff (alternate cast) |
Cast (principal roles across the run)
- Sir John Falstaff — Rolando Panerai / Piero Terranova
- Ford — Omar Gagnidze / Enrico Marabelli
- Fenton — Alberto Fraschina / Mark Milhofer
- Dott. Cajus (Doctor Caius) — Mark Milhofer / Paolo Sala
- Bardolfo (Bardolph) — Paolo Sala / Patrizio Saudelli
- Pistola (Pistol) — Luca Gallo
- Mrs. Alice Ford — Orla Boylan / Graziella Merrino
- Nannetta (Nannette) — Elena Monti / Rosanna Savoia
- Mrs. Quickly — Angelica Cathariou / Patrizia Patelmo
- Mrs. Meg Page — Chiara Chialli / Gabriella Sborgi
Performance Dates
- Sat 25 Oct 1997
- Sun 26 Oct 1997
- Tue 28 Oct 1997
Notes
- Double-cast across the run; Piero alternated the title role with Rolando Panerai.
- Part of the AsLiCo Lombardy circuit in 1997 (Como/Brescia/Bergamo/Pavia). :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
