THE

MANY

FACES

OF

FALSTAFF

By

Thomas Canfield

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Falstaff

-1921-

byEduard von

Grützner(1864-1925)

Falstaff with Gloves, Tin Jug and Wine Glass

(Falstaff mit Handschuhen,

Zinnkanne und Weinglas)

-1919-

by Eduard von Grützner

Falstaff with Big Wine Pot

and Jug

(Falstaff mit großer,

Weinkanne und Becher)

-1896-

byEduard von Grützner

Falstaff with Pewter Tankard

by Eduard von Grützner

The Drunken Silenus

by

Peter Paul Rubens

(1617-18)

Below: Artist‟s conception of Falstaff

Falstaff as depicted by June Crisfield Chapman

The Seven Deadly Sins

Pride

Envy

Gluttony

Lust

Anger

Greed

Sloth

Left: Il Capitano stock character from Commedia dell‟ arte

Right: Illustration of Falstaff (ca. 1858) by George Cruikshank

Honest Jack Falstaff (1915)

byW.J. Wainwright,

(1855-1931)

FALSTAFF FIGURES IN THESE PLAYSBY SHAKESPEARE:

Henry IV, Part 1Henry IV, Part 2Henry VThe Merry Wives of Windsor

Playbill for a performance of Sir John Oldcastle, an apocryphal work

attributed to Shakespeare, on 3

January 1848, to raise money for the purchase

and preservation of Shakespeare's house

William Blake, Falstaff and Prince Hal

(c. 1780)

The Prince and his companion, Poins, discover

Falstaff sleeping behind the arras

at the Garter Inn

Anonymous, Falstaff and

Bardolph

(early 19th century)

Falstaff and Bardolph

by Henry Liverseege

(1803-1832)

Falstaff Mocking Bardolph’s Nose (ca. 1820s)

by John Cawse (1779-1862)

Falstaff, Prince Hal and Poins

Illustration from an

1830 edition of the play by H.C. Selous

Illustration from an 1830

edition by H.C. Selous

Portrayal of the fight at Gadshill,

from the first illustrated edition

of Shakespeare (1709)

Anonymous, Falstaff at the Boar’s Head Tavern

(ca. 1840)

Falstaff Relating his Valiant Exploits (ca. mid-1830s) by George Clint (1770-1854)

Falstaff Describing the Fight at Gadshill

(1827)

by Thomas Stothard(1755-1834)

From an 1830

edition by H.C. Selous

Falstaff Impersonating the King (ca. 1840s), illustrating Henry IV, Part 1, Act 2, scene 4

Falstaff ’s Ragged Regiment by George Cruikshank. From The Life of Sir John Falstaff (1858) by Robert B. Brough (1828-1860)

Prince Hal, Hotspur and Falstaff on the Plain Near Shrewsbury, by John Francis Rigaud (1742-1810)

(Below: Inset Image of Falstaff)

Painting by Robert Smirke

(1752-1845) depicting

Falstaff falsely claiming to have slain

Hotspur, from Henry IV, Part 1, Act 5 scene 4

FALSTAFF:

637 lines

KING HENRY IV:

296 lines

PRINCE HENRY (Hal):

292 lines

Falstaff and his Page

(Falstaff und sein Page)

-1867-

by Adolf Shrödter

(1805-1875)

Henry IV , Part 2 , (Act 1, scene 2)

From Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb (1807)

Sir John Falstaff Arrested at the Suit of Mistress Quickly

by George Cruikshank

Sir John Falstaff and Mistress

Quickly

(ca. 1870)

by Alfred Dever

(fl. 1859-1876)

Falstaff and Doll

Tearsheet

by English illustrator

Thomas Rowlandson

(1756-1827)

From the first illustrated edition of Shakespeare‟s

works, by Nicholas Rowe (1709)

Falstaff and Doll Tearsheet

(ca. 1791)

by Johann Heinrich Füssli

(1741-1825)

Falstaff and Doll Tearsheet

(ca. 1827)

by Thomas Stothard

(1755-1834)

Falstaff and Doll Tearsheet, as

painted by Johan Heinrich Füssli

The Prince and Poins eavesdrop in

the background

Falstaff Examining His Troops (1728)

by William Hogarth (1697-1764)

Oil painting by Francis Hayman (1708-1776) depicting Falstaff choosing his recruits

Bardolph and Falstaff Putting Wart Through the Drill(ca. 1827)

by John Cawse (1779-1862)

Falstaff Choosing His Recruits (1818) by John Cawse(1779-1862)

Pistol Announcing to Falstaff the Death of the King(ca. 1820s), by John Cawse (1779-1862)

Pistol Announcing to Falstaff the Death of the King(ca. 1820s)

by John Cawse (1779-1862)

Falstaff Rebuked by

Robert Smirke(1752-1845)

Sketch by George Cruikshank depicting Falstaff ‟s death

Title page from the 1619 quarto of

A Most Pleasant and Excellent

Conceited Comedy, of Sir John

Falstaffe, and the Merry Wives of

Windsor

Queen Elizabeth Viewing the Performance of The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Globe Theatre” (1840) by David Scott (1806-1849)

Falstaff dispatches his billets-doux in The Merry Wives

of Windsor

Illustration by Hugh Thomson,

(1910)

Falstaff and his page, from a 20th century production of The Merry Wives of

Windsor

Mistress Page and Mistress Ford

Falstaff and Mistress Quickly from The Merry Wives of Windsor by Francis Philip Stephanoff, (c. 1840)

Illustration of Mistress

Quickly and Falstaff by E.A.

Alley

Illustration by E.A. Alley

(1888)

Artist‟s portrayal of Master

Ford in disguise as

Master Brook

Two depictions of Falstaff and Mistress

Ford

Mistress Ford and Falstaff (ca. 1810s) by John Massey Wright (1777-1866)

Mistress Ford hiding Falstaff behind the arras (Act 3, scene 3). Watercolor after Charles Robert Leslie, R. A. (1794-1859)

Falstaff hiding behind the arras at Mistress Ford‟s house. Below:

Watercolor by Frederick William Davis (1907)

Falstaff Hiding in the Buckbasket (ca. 1790s) by Rev. Matthew William Peters (1741/2-1814)

Falstaff in the Laundry

Basket

(Fallstaff im Wäschekor)

-1792-by Johann Heinrich

Füssli

(1741-1825)

Falstaff and Mistress Quickly

Joseph KinnyMeadows

(1869)

Falstaff ’s Escape, by Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811)

Late 19th century illustration of Falstaff disguised as the witch of Brainford (Act 4, scene 2)

Falstaff and Simple (ca. 1835)

by Sir Augustus Wall Callcott(1779-1844)

Herne‟s Oak

Falstaff, with chain and horns, flanked by Mistresses Ford and Page, under Herne‟s

Oak

(Act 5, scene 5)

Oil painting by Robert Smirke, R.A.

(1752-1845)

Falstaff tormented by the “supernatural” creatures in

Windsor Forest

“And now for a brief word from our sponsors”:

The Commercialization of Falstaff: Advertising, Merchandise and Popular

Culture

Falstaff statue located in

Stratford-Upon-Avon,

Shakespeare‟s birthplace

Caricature of Civil War General

Benjamin Franklin “Spoons” Butler,

known for his corrupt practices (and for

stealing silverware) as “The Later Falstaff ”

Falstaff-inspired

photograph created by

Paris photographer Ellen Eusdin

H

Antique German Trading Cards for Leibig‟s Fleisch-Extract featuring Falstaff from Henry IV and The Merry Wives of Windsor

Postcard designed in England by Marjorie

C. Boles, which features a 1934

postmark

Falstaff postcard designed by Sydney Carter

Falstaff and modern technology:

“Sir John Falstaff need not have been known as „The Fat Knight‟ if he had

made regular use of an Electric Slimming Machine”

Print by H M Brock (c. 1920s)

illustrating “Histro-Electric”

Royal DoultonFalstaff figurine

(mid-20th

Century)

Figurine of Falstaff on horseback

Molded Parian ware designed by James Hadley (1837–c.1903)

Falstaff draws his rapier on Pistol in the Boar's

Head Tavern in Eastcheap, while Doll

Tearsheet tries to prevent him.

From Henry IV, Part 2

Tapestry created in 1877 by T. W. Hay

Depicts the bank of the Thames at Datchet Mead (described in Act 3, scene

3)

Falstaff bookend

Advertisement for Defiance Cigars using

Falstaff ‟s likeness

1915 Falstaff Beer sign

Some Famous (and Not-So-Famous) Stage Falstaffs

Will Kempe

John Lowin

(1576-1659)

Thomas Betterton (ca. 1635-1710)

Left: Portrait of James Quin (1693-1766) by William

Hogarth

Below: Engraving of Quin

Left: James Quin as Falstaff (ca. 1750), by James McArdell (ca.

1729-1765)

Three porcelain figurines of Quin as Falstaff, dating from c. 1795-1797 to c. 1830 and sometime later in the 1800s. The large

number of 18th and 19th century china statuettes representing Falstaff with the features of Quin show how completely the actor

was identified with the role.

Playbill for a December 1, 1755

performance of the first part of King

Henry the Fourth, With the Humours of

Sir John Falstaff (played by Ned Shuter,

1728-1776) at the Theatre Royal, Covent

Garden

Note that Falstaff gets top billing in the

production

Ned Shuter as Falstaff and Peg Woffington as Mistress Ford (right)

in The Merry Wives of Windsor

Left: Peg Woffington as Mistress Ford

Below: Portrait of Woffingtonout of character

John Henderson (1747-1785)

Engravings of Henderson as Falstaff (left) and out

of costume (below)

Henderson as Falstaff

Thomas Ryder (1735-1790) as Falstaff

Mary Bulkley (née Wilford, 1748-1792) as

Mistress Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor

Mrs. Mary Stephens Wells (née Davies)

(1762-1829)

as Mistress Page

by

William Hamilton

Playbill for an October 19, 1807

performance of The Merry Wives

of Windsor Or, Falstaff in the Buck-Basket

(venue unknown), featuring Charles

Kemble (1775-1854) in the role of

Falstaff and his wife, Maria

Theresa De Camp (1774-1838) as Mistress Ford

Right: Lithograph by Richard James Lane

(published May 1840) of Charles Kemble as Falstaff

in Henry IV

Two portraits of Kemble in the role of Romeo

Kemble as Othello (left) and Macbeth

(above)

Stephen Kemble (1758-1822)

George Frederick Cooke (1756-1812) as Falstaff in

Henry IV, Part 2

Samuel Phelps (1804-1878)

Another depiction of Phelps as

Falstaff

William Evans Burton (1804-1860) as Falstaff,

opposite Mrs. Burton in The Merry Wives of Windsor

Benedict “Ben” De Bar (1812-1877) as Falstaff in The Merry Wives of

Windsor

James Henry Hackett (1800-1871)

Hackett as Falstaff

Hackett as Falstaff in Henry IV

Staffordshire figurines of Hackett as Falstaff

Mark Lemon (1809-1870) played

Falstaff in selected

scenes from Henry IV

in 1869

Lemon was a playwright, amateur actor, and the editor of Punch

Charles Fisher (1816-1891) as Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor

Mistress Quickly and Falstaff

Ada Rehan (1857-1916) as Mistress Ford (left)

and Virginia Dreher(right) as Mistress Page

William Henry Crane (1845-1928) as Falstaff in The Merry Wives of

Windsor (1895)

Another image of Crane as

Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor, dated

1899

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917)

Tree as Falstaff in Henry IV, Part I at His Majesty‟s Theatre (1914)

Engraving of

Dame Ellen Terry (left) as Mistress Page and Dame Madge Kendal (right) as Mistress Ford

Terry and Kendal as Mistresses Page and Ford

Madge Kendal in The Merry Wives of Windsor (1902)

.

Bernhard Baumeister (1828-1917) as Falstaff in Henry IV,

Part 1 at the Vienna Burgtheater(1906)

Louis James (1842-1910) as Falstaff (1906)

25 February 1911:Oscar Asche and Lily

Brayton opened their London season at the Garrick Theatre with The Merry Wives of

Windsor

From left to right below: Lily Brayton as Mistress Ford, Oscar Asche as Falstaff, and Constance Robertson as Mistress Page.

Brayton, Asche, and Constance Robertson (right)

Bessie Major as Mistress Quickly

and

Oscar Asche as Falstaff

--1916--

Production of The Merry Wives of Windsor in New York at the Criterion Theatre.

Thomas A. Wise played Falstaff. Viola Allen (1867-1948) played Mistress Ford in

her last New York appearance. Henrietta Crosman (1865-1944) played Mistress

Page.

From left to right: Allen, Wise, Reggie Sheffield (as Robin) and Crosman

Postcard images of Allen and Crosman

--DECEMBER 1928-JANUARY 1929--

Charles D. Coburn played in the three-act comedy Falstaff (written by William PlastedWebber)

Ran for 15 performances at the Coburn Theatre. Directed by Richard Boleslavsky and Henry

Stillman.

Illustration of Charles Coburn in the role of Falstaff (left) by

Alexander Hess

Left: German stage and film actor Werner

Krauss (1884-1959)

as Falstaff with a

monocle, from a 1929

production at the Deutches

Theatre, Berlin

Actor playing Falstaff in a 1934 production of Henry IV, Part 1 in 1934

Known as the “Prime Minister of Mirth,” English music hall

comedian and star Sir George Robey (1869-1954) played Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1 in the 1930s.

He reprised the role in the 1944 film version of Henry V, directed by and starring Laurence Olivier.

English actor Maurice Herbert Evans (1901-1989), noted for his interpretations of Shakespearean

characters.

This is a promotional photo from the 1939 Broadway production of

Henry IV, Part 1.

--1940--SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL THEATRE

The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Ben Iden Payne, designed by Don Finley.

Falstaff played by Jay Laurier. Mistress Ford played by Thea Holme. Mistress Page played by Clare Harris.

Act 3, scene 3: Mistresses Ford (Holme) and Page (Harris) attempting to hide Falstaff (Laurier) in the

laundry basket

--1943--Baliol Holloway as Falstaff

Patricia Jessel as Mistress Ford and Alison Pickard as Mistress Page at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre

--1945--“THE GREATEST FALSTAFF IN LIVING

MEMORY”

Ralph Richardson (1902-1983) played Falstaff in the Old Vic‟s production of Henry IV, Part 1 at the New Theatre, London

Below: photo of Richardson in 1947

Richardson as Falstaff and Michael Warre(1922 -1987) as Prince Hal

Richardson as Falstaff

--1951--SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL THEATRE

Anthony Quayle (1913-1989) as Falstaff in both parts of Henry IV.

Henry IV, Part 1 directed by Quayle and John Kidd. Henry IV, Part 2 directed by Michael Redgrave. Henry V, directed by Quayle. Richard Burton as Prince Hal (Henry V) in all three

productions. All three productions designed by Tanya

Moiseiwitsch.

Quayle was only 38 years old when he

first performed the role of Falstaff

Caricature by Ronald Searle,

theatrical illustrator for

Punch, of Quayle as Falstaff in Henry IV,

Part 1.

(Published 18 April

1951)

Prince Hal (Richard Burton, left) and Falstaff (Anthony Quayle), Act 1, scene 2

Richard Burton as

Prince Hal in

Henry IV, Part 1

Hal (Burton), Poins (Alan Badel) and Falstaff (Quayle) plotting their highway robbery, Act 1, scene 2

Henry IV, Part 1: Bardolf (Michael Bates) and Falstaff (Quayle), Act 4, scene 2

Henry IV, Part 2:

Falstaff, Silence, Robin and Shallow at Master Shallow's

house, Act 5, scene 1.

The cast, from left to right, is Silence

(William Squire), Davy (Alexander Gauge), Falstaff

(Anthony Quayle), Robin (Robert

Sandford), Shallow (Alan Badel),

Bardolf (Michael Bates).

Henry IV, Part 2: Falstaff, Justice Shallow and Justice Silence choose new recruits from the villagers, Act 3, scene 2

Henry IV, Part 2: Falstaff and Pistol at Henry V's coronation procession, Act 5 scene 5

Richard Burton as Henry V (1951),

directed by Quayle

Henry V: The Page tells Pistol, Hostess, Nym and Bardolf of Falstaff ‟s illness, Act 2, scene 1.

--1955--THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre.

Anthony Quayle as Falstaff. Joyce Redman as Mistress Ford. Angela Baddeley as Mistress Page. Directed by Glen Byam Shaw. Designed by Motley. Quayle had already played Falstaff in the Henry IV

plays in 1951. This time round his wiry, cunning knight suffered tremendous blows to his dignity at every turn as he was outmaneuvered by Mistress Page and Mistress Ford.

Mistress Ford (Joyce Redman,

left) and Mistress Page

(Angela Baddeley, right)

compare their identical love

letters.

Act 2, scene 1

Master Ford (Keith Mitchell),

disguised as Master Brooke,

appoints Falstaff (Quayle) to

seduce his wife.

Act 2, scene 2

Falstaff (Quayle) sneaks up behind

Mistress Ford (Redman).

Act 3, scene 3

Falstaff attempts to seduce

Mistress Ford.

Act 3 scene 3

Mistress Ford and Mistress Page hiding

Falstaff in the laundry basket.

Act 3, scene 3

Left to right: The Host (Patrick Wymark), Simple (Geoffrey Sassé), and Falstaff. Act 4, scene 5

Falstaff attacked by fairies at Herne‟s Oak. Act 5, scene 5

Searle caricature of Quayle in The Merry Wives of Windsor from

Punch

(20 July 1955)

Searle illustration of The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Old Vic, with Richard Wordsworth as Ford and Paul Rogers as Falstaff (Published 5 October 1955)

Left: Wordsworth

Right and Below: Rogers

Al Hirshfeld illustration of Eric Berry as Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1 (1960)

--1964-- Clive Swift played Falstaff (for the second time in his

career) in The Merry Wives of Windsor Directed by John Blatchley. Performed at the Aldwych Theatre. Designed by Andre Francois.

Falstaff explains his plan to seduce Mistress Page and Mistress Ford, Act 1, scene 3. From left to right, Robin (Stephen Barrett),

Nym (Henry Woolf), Falstaff (Swift), Pistol (Freddie Jones)

Falstaff (Swift) dressed as Herne

the Hunter.

Act 5, scene 5

Brewster Mason as Falstaff in a Royal

Shakespeare production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by

Terry Hands.

1979:

The Merry Wives of

Windsor, directed by

Trevor Nunn with

John Caird, designed by

John Napier.

Falstaff (John

Woodvine, left) and Bardolf

(Norman Tyrrell)

Mistress Quickly (Lila

Kaye) informing

Falstaff (John Woodvine) that both

wives are in love with him.

Act 2, scene 2.

Ford (Ben Kingsley)

talking with Falstaff (John

Woodvine) while

disguised as Master Brook.

Act 2, scene 2

Falstaff (John Woodvine)

attempting to seduce

Mistress Ford (Susan Tracy).

Act 3, scene 3

Act 5,

scene 5

Playbill for The Merry Wives of Windsor,

(1985, revived in 1987), directed by Bill

Alexander and designed by William Dudley, at the Royal

Shakespeare Theatre.

Mistress Page (Janet Dale, left) and Mistress Ford (Lindsay Duncan) discovering that Falstaff has sent them identical love letters. Act 2, scene 1

Mistress Quickly (Sheila Steafel) telling Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey) that both wives are in love with him. Act 2, scene 2. (Performed at the Barbican

Theatre)

Ford (Nicky Henson), disguised as Master Brook, employing Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey) to seduce his wife. Act 2, scene 2

1987 revival at the Barbicon Theatre. Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey) attempting to seduce Mistress Ford (Lindsay Duncan). Act 3, scene 3

Mistress Page (Janet Dale, left) and Mistress Ford (Lindsay Duncan, right) look on in horror as Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey) emerges from the

laundry basket. Act 3, scene 3

Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey, center), dressed as Herne the Hunter and preparing to enjoy Mistress Ford (Lindsay Duncan, left) and Mistress Page (Janet Dale, right).

Act 5, scene 5

Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey, center) attacked by fairies. Act 5, scene 5

--1992--

Henry IV, Part 1, (Royal Shakespeare Company), directed by Adrian Noble, designed by Bob Crowley, with costumes by Deirdre

Clancy.

Robert Stephens as Falstaff.

Barbican Theatre

Falstaff gives his unlikely account of the robbery to Hal and the assembled taverners. Act 2, scene 5

Hal exposes Falstaff 's lies about the robbery and ambush. Act 2, scene 5

Timothy West as Falstaff in Henry

IV, Part 1.

West played Falstaff in both

parts of Henry IVwith the English

Touring Theatre in 1996-97.

His real-life son played Prince Hal in the production.

2000: Henry IV, Part 2. Falstaff (Desmond Barrit) and Doll Tearsheet(Danielle Tilley). Act 2, scene 4

.

2003: Henry IV, Part 1

Kevin Kline as Falstaff and Michael Hayden as Prince Hal

2005:

Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 at the Old Globe, directed by

Jack O'Brien.

John Goodman as Falstaff

2005: Michael Gambon as Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1

Directed by Nicholas Hytner

Falstaff (Paul Kiernan) steals a kiss from Mistress Page (Lynn Allison) as Master Page (George Roth) tends to the barbecue in Great Lakes Theater

Festival‟s 2005 season opening summer repertory production of The

Merry Wives of Windsor.

Left and Right: Andrew May (Master Ford) shares the stage

with actor Paul Kiernan (Falstaff)

Center: Mistress Ford (Kathryn Cherasaro) and Falstaff (Paul

Kiernan)

The Host of the Garter Resort (Scott Plate, left) watches on as Simple (Tom Weaver, center) shares a laugh with Falstaff (Paul

Kiernan, right)

Royal Shakespeare Company

production (2007-08 season), with David Warner as

Falstaff.

Directed by Michael Boyd.

David Warner as Falstaff, with Geoffrey Streatfeild as Prince Hal, in Henry IV, Part 1

Warner also played Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 2

(2007-08 season), with the Royal Shakespeare

Company.

Directed by Richard Twyman

2008

Sarah Woodward, Serena Evans and

Christopher Benjamin as Falstaff in The Merry Wives

of Windsor at Shakespeare‟s Globe,

London

2008 production of

the play by Shakespeare

Sedona (Arizona)

Delaney Williams in a 2008 production of Henry IV, Part 1, at the Folger Theatre in

Washington, D.C.

Anne Stone as Mistress Quickly and Delaney Williams as Falstaff

2008 production at the Old Globe in San Diego,

which was set in the old West

Falstaff on Film

Falstaff, a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight

(1965)

The 1991 independent film My Own Private Idaho,

loosely based on Henry IV, Part 1, features Keanu

Reeves as the Prince Hal figure and William Richart as

the Falstaff figure. Called “Bob Pigeon,” he is a middle-aged derelict, petty thief and

mentor to a gang of street kids and hustlers who live in an

abandoned apartment building.

Musical Falstaffs

Antonio Salieri (1750–1825)

Below: From a 2004 production of Salieri‟sopera at the Wolf Trap

opera in Virginia

Left: Karl Johann Formes (1815-89), flanked by Inez Fabbri and

Anna Elzer in Die lustigenWieber von Windsor by Otto

Nicolai (1810-49)

Below: Karl Formes

Bataille as Falstaff in The Dream of a Summer Night(Le Songe d'une nuit d'été), 1850, by French composer Ambroise Thomas (below)

Posters for Verdi‟s opera Falstaff (1893)

Right: Austrian tenor Leo Slezak(1873-1946) as

Falstaff in Verdi‟s opera

Baritone Leonard Warren (1911-1960) as

Falstaff

Italian baritone Tito Gobbi (1913-1984) as

Falstaff

Anselmo Colzani (1918-2006) in Verdi's Falstaff at the

Metropolitan Opera House (1964)

Welsh baritone Geraint Evans

(1922-92)

German baritone Dietrich-Fischer Dieskau (1925- )

Baritone Mark Delavan (1959- )

English bass baritone Stephen Richardson

Yvonne Kenny (Mrs. Alice Ford) and Richardson

Baritone Bryn Terfel (1965- ) as

Falstaff

The End