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Altered & adapted by Arrigo Boito, Falstaff is an classical opera & commedia lirica in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, from Shakespeare's play "The Merry Wives of Windsor".Giuseppe Verdi took the form of opera to new heights of drama and musical expression. Falstaff was Verdi's last opera. It was written in the composer's eighth decade. Though Verdi's style and musical persona were of an entirely different cast, partisans perceive him as at least the equal of Wagner. Falstaff was only the second comedy opera out of his twenty six compositions. It was also the third of Verdi's operas to be based on a Shakespearean play. It acquired and concluded with a fugue, the famous "Tutto nel mondo è burla" ("All the world's a joke") just like his first adaptation of the English playwright. Falstaff was first performed at La Scala in Milan, Italy on February 9, 1893. The show attained enormous success. Though it didn't become as popular as that of his preceded works like Aida and Othello, Falstaff has long been a critical popular for its refinement and melodic invention.

The plot of opera was beautifully decorated with refined music and made it more lively by its brisk comedy. The story is about an adorable, fat, aging knave who appears in several of the plays written Shakespeare. He appeared very prominently in the two parts of King Henry the Fourth, where he becomes the jolly companion of Prince Hal, the future King Henry V. Falstaff is a lover of wine, women, and song. He boasts about his supposed bravery although a coward in practice. It was comprised of three Acts.

In Act 1, At the inn, Dr. Caius comes and accuses him of robbery while he is with his servants Bardolph, Pistol and the innkeeper. The doctor is ejected from the site. Falstaff hands over his love letter to his servants, written to Mistress Ford and to Mistress Page. Though he is trying seduce these two respectable women for money instead of love. Servants denied to obey him but later they were made to do their work. In next scene, Alice and Meg received the letters in Ford's garden. They exchange the letters in order to punish Falstaff. Though they were not happy from master Ford who was giving his daughter Nanetta in marriage to Dr. Caius. Ford too recived letter by the servants. All were hungry for the revenge. Then a small love duet comes for Nanetta and Fenton. Falstaff is invited for a tryst and then was introduced to Ford by an assumed name.

In Act 2, At the Inn, Bardolph and Pistol who are working for Ford now, pretends to beg for forgiveness for past wrong deeds, tell him about the arrival Mistress Quickly. They introduced Ford to Falstaff as Signor Fontana, who offers money to liaise for him with Mistress Ford. Falstaff gets ready so quickly.In next scene, at Ford's house when Falstaff tries to seduce Mistress Ford, he was told about the arrival of Mistress Page. He was compelled to hide behind the screen and later in the large clothes basket when angry Ford comes to capture him. In the meanwhile, a love scene between Fenton and Nanetta takes place behind the screen. The men returning hear the sound of a kiss and think of Falstaff but find Fenton, who is ordered by Ford to leave. When they again started their search for Falstaff, The basket was throw outside where Falstaff is compelled to endure the jeers of the crowd.

In Act 3, Before the inn, Falstaff sursing the poor state of world in a very sad mood. He is changed soon by the effect of wine. Falstaff again receives the invitation through Dame Quickly, which is overheard by the men. After the first poor incidence. He gets dressed up as the Black Huntsman. He enters the house with Dame Quickly, and the men make a plan for his punishment. Dame Quickly overheard about the plan of marriage of Nanette with Dr. Caius. In next scene, At Hern's Oak in Windsor Park, the women attire Fenton as a monk make him to spoil the plans of Dr. Caius. Falstaff's love scene with Mistress Ford is interrupted by the announcement that witches are approaching, and the men disguised as elves and fairies swap Falstaff thoroughly. After their revenge, Dr. Caius finds that he has captured Bardolph instead of Nanetta in the garb of a fairy queen.Fenton and Nanetta get married with the consent of Ford. Falstaff,was happy to find himself not the only victim, exclaims in a fugue that the whole world is a joke (Tutto nel mondo è burla).