Family Matinee Performance Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Arrigo Brito Main Stage Opera presents a special 80-minute matinee performance of Falstaff for the family. Step into a world of wit, charm and exuberance. Led by a narrator and featuring highlights from the full-length opera, this family performance features piano accompaniment and a studio cast that cleverly weaves together characters and scenes from Giuseppe Verdi’s comic opera masterpiece Falstaff. Tickets for this family and youth performance are $10 adults / $5 students and youth. Learn more about our full-length production of Falstaff featuring the Symphony Orchestra here. Sung in Italian with English subtitles and English narration to guide families and youth! Directed by David Glasgow Conducted by Juan Dominguez Piano: Young-Hye Min Chorus Master: Richard W. Robbins Choreographer: Lindsay Browning Fight Director: Kit Wilder Set Designer: R. Eric Stone Lighting Designer: Andrew Carson Costume Designer: Jennifer Flitton Adams Narrator: Byron Jones Suggested Show Rating: G This production is suitable for general audiences. Contact the Box Office for more information. Digital Program View Digital Program Shenandoah Conservatory uses digital programs for all performances. In addition to their engaging and accessible design, digital programs are cost effective, environmentally friendly and enable us to create and update our programs more efficiently, which means we can focus our resources on the performances you love! View our digital programs by clicking the button above, scanning the QR code in our venue or texting PROGRAM to (540) 307-2336 at the performance. [Note: Digital programs are best viewed on your mobile or tablet device.] Meet the Director Universally acclaimed as one of Europe’s most original and progressive directors, and widely celebrated as the founder of the global #OperaHarmony movement, auteur-director Ella Marchment has also taken on leadership roles for international arts organizations and spoken and lectured at world-renowned companies and conservatoires, including Opera Europa in the Netherlands, the Royal Opera House in London, the Juilliard School in New York, and the Royal College of Music in London. She was previously director of the opera programme at Northern Illinois University and is the current artistic director of Manor Opera in the UK, and Opera Festival of Chicago. Visit www.ellamarchment.org to learn more. Food & Drink Concessions will be available for purchase beginning one hour prior to this performance. Accessibility Infrared hearing system headsets are available in Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre only. Accommodations for disabilities may be arranged by contacting the Box Office at least three days prior to the performance. Photos by C King Media (Moscow, Cheryomushki, Spring 2024)