Falstaff

Quite simply one of the greatest operas ever written, Verdi’s Falstaff is a comedy that gets funnier the older you get. Taken from Shakespeare, Falstaff is about the illusions we all have about ourselves and the fools they can make of us. Sir John Falstaff, a rakish old knight thinks he hasn’t lost a step in his ability to woo women whether married, younger or both! The pranks the wives play on Falstaff and the lessons they teach him and their gullible husbands form the centerpiece of this riotous and humane comedy.
True to form, OSJ has gathered the next generation of interpreters of this great comedy. A cast of rising stars -Daren Drone stars as Falstaff, Megan Ester Grey as Dame Quickly & Chanae Curtis as Alice Ford.

February 11, 2023 | 7:30 PM | Buy Tickets |
February 12, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Buy Tickets |
February 16, 2023 | 7:30 PM | Buy Tickets |
February 19, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Buy Tickets |
February 24, 2023 | 7:30 PM | Buy Tickets |
February 26, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Buy Tickets |
Length
The performance will run approximately three hours with two intermissions
Content Warning
This production features depictions of violence, the sound of a gunshot, haze, and a brief strobe effect.
Venue
California Theatre
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The performance will run approximately three hours with two intermissions
Cast & Crew

Darren Drone

Natalia Santaliz

Eugene Brancoveanu

Megan Esther Grey

Efraín Solís

Deepa Johnny

Nathan Stark

Melissa Sondhi

Zhengyi Bai
Conductors |
Viswa Subbaraman |
Director |
Brad Dalton |
Choreographer & Cultural Consultant |
Antara Bhardwaj |
Scenic Designer |
Steven Kemp |
Lighting Designer |
Anshuman Bhatia |
Costume Designer |
Deepsikha Chatterjee |
Costume Coordinator |
Alyssa Oania |
Wig & Makeup Designer |
Heather Sterling |
Properties Designer |
Lori Scheper-Kesel |
SOPRANOS
Rachel Beninghof
Jennifer Mitchell
Deanna Payne
Mel Mallory
Catherine Williams
Jessica Williams
ALTOS
Taylor Dunye
Jennifer Hartshorn
Danielle Imai
Brennah Kemmerly
Leandra Ramm
Amy Nasci Worden
TENORS
Michaël Kim
Eric Mellum
Andrew Metzger
Jeremy Ryan
Taylor Thomas-Thompson
Nicolas Vasquez-Gerst
BASSESWilliam Bryan
James Cowing
Andrew Fellows
Joshua Hughes
Michael Kuo
Brendan Stone
Yaretzi Castro
Dylan Cruz Jiménez
Amalinaltzin De La Cruz
Alexander Hernandez Lopez
Leo Hernandez
Wendy Jacobo
Desiree Jaimes
Victoria Márquez
Emely V. Martínez
Isabel V. Martínez
Sarah Sanchez Medina
Mia Perez
Damien Alvarez
Jimmie Kay Ramos
Bianca Rodriguez
Aldo Ruiz
Dancers appear courtesy of The Flamenco Society of San José (Eddie Diaz, artistic director)
Chorus Master | Christopher James Ray |
Children’s Chorus Master | Jose Chuy Hernandez |
Fight Director |
Dave Maier |
Production Stage Manager |
Jayme O’Hara |
Assistant Director |
Tara Branham |
Assistant Stage Managers |
Grace Owens Emi Komatsu |
Music Staff | Veronika Agranov-Dafoe Victoria Lington |
Supertitle Creator |
Brett Finley |
Supertitle Operator |
Chloe Koons |
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Sponsors & Credits

Opera San José is supported, in part, by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San Jose, the National Endowment for the Arts, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundations, The Packard Humanities Institute, and The Wadhwani Foundation.
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