The Merry Wives of Windsor

An opera in three acts by Otto Nicolai based on the play by William Shakespeare. Performed in English from the translation by Donald Pippin.

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This brilliant comedy combines the wit of Shakespeare and the charm of Viennese operetta. The story is set in Windsor, England in the early 15th century. Sir John Falstaff, the middle-aged knight, tries to court the married Mistress page and Mistress Ford for his financial advantage. The ladies decide to teach old John a lesson, and he is the victim of a series of pranks, first by them, and then by the whole town, until he swears to never again indulge in amorous pursuits.

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