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The Merry Wives of Windsor or Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor [1] is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a reference to the town of Windsor , also the location of Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England .
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, or The Merry Wives of Windsor, is an 1849 opera in three acts by Otto Nicolai to a German libretto by Salomon Hermann Mosenthal based on Shakespeare's play. Published as a comical-fantastical work in three acts with dance (komisch-phantastische Oper in 3 Akten mit Tanz) , its structure is musical numbers linked ...
All of Nicolai's operas were originally written in Italian, the sole exception being his last and best known opera, The Merry Wives of Windsor, written in German. At one time he was even more popular in Italy than Verdi. [4] During the early 1840s, Nicolai established himself as a major figure in the concert life of Vienna.
It is mostly based upon The Merry Wives of Windsor. [20] Falstaff (1913), a "symphonic study" (or symphonic poem) by Edward Elgar, depicts Falstaff's life. [21] At the Boar's Head (1925), a short opera by Gustav Holst based on the Henry IV plays. [22] Sir John in Love (1929), an opera by Ralph Vaughan Williams based upon The Merry Wives of ...
Shallow and Silence by J. Coghlan, c.1820. Robert Shallow is a fictional character who appears in Shakespeare's plays Henry IV, Part 2 and The Merry Wives of Windsor.He is a wealthy landowner and Justice of the Peace in Gloucestershire, who at the time of The Merry Wives of Windsor is said to be over 80 ("four score years and upward").
For one of New York City’s first major theater events in 16 months, eager audiences cannot do better than reveling in the natural splendors of Central Park’s Delacorte Theater for the gleeful ...
The Merry Wives of Windsor is an English play by William Shakespeare which was first published in 1602. The Merry Wives of Windsor may also refer to: The Merry Wives of Windsor, an 1849 German opera by Otto Nicolai; The Merry Wives of Windsor, a 1910 American silent historical comedy film
Scene 2: Windsor Forest. Falstaff has received a communication from Mistress Ford to meet her at Herne's Oak, dressed as Herne the Hunter, and wearing antlers, in the hope of frightening away any intruders. The merry wives arrive, but before anything between the three of them can happen, some fairies appear and the merry wives quickly depart.