Autumn 2009 at the Finnish National Opera opened with a new
Falstaff. Piero Terranova appeared as Ford, with Pietro Rizzo in the pit and Marco Arturo Marelli shaping the staging and scenography. Shared casting through the run included Roberto de Candia and Marco Chingari as Falstaff and Tuomas Katajala and Jussi Myllys as Fenton. Italian sung text; Finnish surtitles.
Giuseppe Verdi · Falstaff · Opera · Staged
Finnish National Opera (Main Stage), Helsinki, Finland —
Run: 19 September – 24 October 2009 (shared casting)
Piero Terranova appears as Ford in the Finnish National Opera’s
Autumn 2009 new production of Falstaff, conducted by Pietro Rizzo
and directed/scenographed by Marco Arturo Marelli. Sung in Italian
with Finnish surtitles.
Creative Team
- Conductor (C): Pietro Rizzo
- Director / Scenography: Marco Arturo Marelli
- Costumes: Dagmar Niefind
- Language / Surtitles: Italian; surtitles in Finnish
Cast
- Ford: Piero Terranova (also: Tommi Hakala on select dates)
- Sir John Falstaff: Roberto de Candia; Marco Chingari
- Fenton: Tuomas Katajala; Jussi Myllys
Run
Start: 19 Sep 2009 •
End: 24 Oct 2009
Note: 11-performance run with shared casting across dates.
