Falstaff

About

This production of Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff is staged at the Musiktheater im Revier (MiR) in Gelsenkirchen for the 2024/25 season, premiering on June 14, 2025. Directed by Frank Hilbrich, who serves as the designated General Intendant and current leading director at Theater Bremen, the staging brings to life the 80-year-old composer's final operatic masterpiece. The production is characterized as a musical comedy filled with playful lightness, wit, and subversive charm. Performances take place in the venue's Großes Haus.