The Merry Wives of Windsor

Thursday, February 25, 2027 and Saturday, February 27, 2027 • 7:30 PM

Otto Nicolai, Composer

Salomon Hermann Mosenthal, Librettist

Keith Colclough, Director

With the Pepperdine Orchestra conducted by Beau Benson

performed in English

The Jolly Knight Sir John Falstaff hopes to refill his coffers and slake other immense appetites by wooing two married women in Windsor. These merry wives quickly see through the rotund rogue’s plan. They devise a series of misadventures for the corpulent cavalier, whereby they curb his mischievous ways. Through the ensuing hijinks, a jealous husband is chastened and a pair of young lovers unite, despite their parent’s wishes. Nicolai’s setting of this light-hearted Shakespearean tale promises merriment for all who attend.

 

Pictured above: The Flora L. Thornton Production of Gianni Schicchi, February 2019