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THE
MANY
FACES
OF
FALSTAFF
By
Thomas Canfield
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Falstaff
-1921-
byEduard von
Grützner(1864-1925)
Falstaff with Gloves, Tin Jug and Wine Glass
(Falstaff mit Handschuhen,
Zinnkanne und Weinglas)
-1919-
by Eduard von Grützner
Falstaff with Big Wine Pot
and Jug
(Falstaff mit großer,
Weinkanne und Becher)
-1896-
byEduard von Grützner
Falstaff with Pewter Tankard
by Eduard von Grützner
The Drunken Silenus
by
Peter Paul Rubens
(1617-18)
Below: Artist‟s conception of Falstaff
Falstaff as depicted by June Crisfield Chapman
The Seven Deadly Sins
Pride
Envy
Gluttony
Lust
Anger
Greed
Sloth
Left: Il Capitano stock character from Commedia dell‟ arte
Right: Illustration of Falstaff (ca. 1858) by George Cruikshank
Honest Jack Falstaff (1915)
byW.J. Wainwright,
(1855-1931)
FALSTAFF FIGURES IN THESE PLAYSBY SHAKESPEARE:
Henry IV, Part 1Henry IV, Part 2Henry VThe Merry Wives of Windsor
Playbill for a performance of Sir John Oldcastle, an apocryphal work
attributed to Shakespeare, on 3
January 1848, to raise money for the purchase
and preservation of Shakespeare's house
William Blake, Falstaff and Prince Hal
(c. 1780)
The Prince and his companion, Poins, discover
Falstaff sleeping behind the arras
at the Garter Inn
Anonymous, Falstaff and
Bardolph
(early 19th century)
Falstaff and Bardolph
by Henry Liverseege
(1803-1832)
Falstaff Mocking Bardolph’s Nose (ca. 1820s)
by John Cawse (1779-1862)
Falstaff, Prince Hal and Poins
Illustration from an
1830 edition of the play by H.C. Selous
Illustration from an 1830
edition by H.C. Selous
Portrayal of the fight at Gadshill,
from the first illustrated edition
of Shakespeare (1709)
Anonymous, Falstaff at the Boar’s Head Tavern
(ca. 1840)
Falstaff Relating his Valiant Exploits (ca. mid-1830s) by George Clint (1770-1854)
Falstaff Describing the Fight at Gadshill
(1827)
by Thomas Stothard(1755-1834)
From an 1830
edition by H.C. Selous
Falstaff Impersonating the King (ca. 1840s), illustrating Henry IV, Part 1, Act 2, scene 4
Falstaff ’s Ragged Regiment by George Cruikshank. From The Life of Sir John Falstaff (1858) by Robert B. Brough (1828-1860)
Prince Hal, Hotspur and Falstaff on the Plain Near Shrewsbury, by John Francis Rigaud (1742-1810)
(Below: Inset Image of Falstaff)
Painting by Robert Smirke
(1752-1845) depicting
Falstaff falsely claiming to have slain
Hotspur, from Henry IV, Part 1, Act 5 scene 4
FALSTAFF:
637 lines
KING HENRY IV:
296 lines
PRINCE HENRY (Hal):
292 lines
Falstaff and his Page
(Falstaff und sein Page)
-1867-
by Adolf Shrödter
(1805-1875)
Henry IV , Part 2 , (Act 1, scene 2)
From Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb (1807)
Sir John Falstaff Arrested at the Suit of Mistress Quickly
by George Cruikshank
Sir John Falstaff and Mistress
Quickly
(ca. 1870)
by Alfred Dever
(fl. 1859-1876)
Falstaff and Doll
Tearsheet
by English illustrator
Thomas Rowlandson
(1756-1827)
From the first illustrated edition of Shakespeare‟s
works, by Nicholas Rowe (1709)
Falstaff and Doll Tearsheet
(ca. 1791)
by Johann Heinrich Füssli
(1741-1825)
Falstaff and Doll Tearsheet
(ca. 1827)
by Thomas Stothard
(1755-1834)
Falstaff and Doll Tearsheet, as
painted by Johan Heinrich Füssli
The Prince and Poins eavesdrop in
the background
Falstaff Examining His Troops (1728)
by William Hogarth (1697-1764)
Oil painting by Francis Hayman (1708-1776) depicting Falstaff choosing his recruits
Bardolph and Falstaff Putting Wart Through the Drill(ca. 1827)
by John Cawse (1779-1862)
Falstaff Choosing His Recruits (1818) by John Cawse(1779-1862)
Pistol Announcing to Falstaff the Death of the King(ca. 1820s), by John Cawse (1779-1862)
Pistol Announcing to Falstaff the Death of the King(ca. 1820s)
by John Cawse (1779-1862)
Falstaff Rebuked by
Robert Smirke(1752-1845)
Sketch by George Cruikshank depicting Falstaff ‟s death
Title page from the 1619 quarto of
A Most Pleasant and Excellent
Conceited Comedy, of Sir John
Falstaffe, and the Merry Wives of
Windsor
Queen Elizabeth Viewing the Performance of The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Globe Theatre” (1840) by David Scott (1806-1849)
Falstaff dispatches his billets-doux in The Merry Wives
of Windsor
Illustration by Hugh Thomson,
(1910)
Falstaff and his page, from a 20th century production of The Merry Wives of
Windsor
Mistress Page and Mistress Ford
Falstaff and Mistress Quickly from The Merry Wives of Windsor by Francis Philip Stephanoff, (c. 1840)
Illustration of Mistress
Quickly and Falstaff by E.A.
Alley
Illustration by E.A. Alley
(1888)
Artist‟s portrayal of Master
Ford in disguise as
Master Brook
Two depictions of Falstaff and Mistress
Ford
Mistress Ford and Falstaff (ca. 1810s) by John Massey Wright (1777-1866)
Mistress Ford hiding Falstaff behind the arras (Act 3, scene 3). Watercolor after Charles Robert Leslie, R. A. (1794-1859)
Falstaff hiding behind the arras at Mistress Ford‟s house. Below:
Watercolor by Frederick William Davis (1907)
Falstaff Hiding in the Buckbasket (ca. 1790s) by Rev. Matthew William Peters (1741/2-1814)
Falstaff in the Laundry
Basket
(Fallstaff im Wäschekor)
-1792-by Johann Heinrich
Füssli
(1741-1825)
Falstaff and Mistress Quickly
Joseph KinnyMeadows
(1869)
Falstaff ’s Escape, by Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811)
Late 19th century illustration of Falstaff disguised as the witch of Brainford (Act 4, scene 2)
Falstaff and Simple (ca. 1835)
by Sir Augustus Wall Callcott(1779-1844)
Herne‟s Oak
Falstaff, with chain and horns, flanked by Mistresses Ford and Page, under Herne‟s
Oak
(Act 5, scene 5)
Oil painting by Robert Smirke, R.A.
(1752-1845)
Falstaff tormented by the “supernatural” creatures in
Windsor Forest
“And now for a brief word from our sponsors”:
The Commercialization of Falstaff: Advertising, Merchandise and Popular
Culture
Falstaff statue located in
Stratford-Upon-Avon,
Shakespeare‟s birthplace
Caricature of Civil War General
Benjamin Franklin “Spoons” Butler,
known for his corrupt practices (and for
stealing silverware) as “The Later Falstaff ”
Falstaff-inspired
photograph created by
Paris photographer Ellen Eusdin
H
Antique German Trading Cards for Leibig‟s Fleisch-Extract featuring Falstaff from Henry IV and The Merry Wives of Windsor
Postcard designed in England by Marjorie
C. Boles, which features a 1934
postmark
Falstaff postcard designed by Sydney Carter
Falstaff and modern technology:
“Sir John Falstaff need not have been known as „The Fat Knight‟ if he had
made regular use of an Electric Slimming Machine”
Print by H M Brock (c. 1920s)
illustrating “Histro-Electric”
Royal DoultonFalstaff figurine
(mid-20th
Century)
Figurine of Falstaff on horseback
Molded Parian ware designed by James Hadley (1837–c.1903)
Falstaff draws his rapier on Pistol in the Boar's
Head Tavern in Eastcheap, while Doll
Tearsheet tries to prevent him.
From Henry IV, Part 2
Tapestry created in 1877 by T. W. Hay
Depicts the bank of the Thames at Datchet Mead (described in Act 3, scene
3)
Falstaff bookend
Advertisement for Defiance Cigars using
Falstaff ‟s likeness
1915 Falstaff Beer sign
Some Famous (and Not-So-Famous) Stage Falstaffs
Will Kempe
John Lowin
(1576-1659)
Thomas Betterton (ca. 1635-1710)
Left: Portrait of James Quin (1693-1766) by William
Hogarth
Below: Engraving of Quin
Left: James Quin as Falstaff (ca. 1750), by James McArdell (ca.
1729-1765)
Three porcelain figurines of Quin as Falstaff, dating from c. 1795-1797 to c. 1830 and sometime later in the 1800s. The large
number of 18th and 19th century china statuettes representing Falstaff with the features of Quin show how completely the actor
was identified with the role.
Playbill for a December 1, 1755
performance of the first part of King
Henry the Fourth, With the Humours of
Sir John Falstaff (played by Ned Shuter,
1728-1776) at the Theatre Royal, Covent
Garden
Note that Falstaff gets top billing in the
production
Ned Shuter as Falstaff and Peg Woffington as Mistress Ford (right)
in The Merry Wives of Windsor
Left: Peg Woffington as Mistress Ford
Below: Portrait of Woffingtonout of character
John Henderson (1747-1785)
Engravings of Henderson as Falstaff (left) and out
of costume (below)
Henderson as Falstaff
Thomas Ryder (1735-1790) as Falstaff
Mary Bulkley (née Wilford, 1748-1792) as
Mistress Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor
Mrs. Mary Stephens Wells (née Davies)
(1762-1829)
as Mistress Page
by
William Hamilton
Playbill for an October 19, 1807
performance of The Merry Wives
of Windsor Or, Falstaff in the Buck-Basket
(venue unknown), featuring Charles
Kemble (1775-1854) in the role of
Falstaff and his wife, Maria
Theresa De Camp (1774-1838) as Mistress Ford
Right: Lithograph by Richard James Lane
(published May 1840) of Charles Kemble as Falstaff
in Henry IV
Two portraits of Kemble in the role of Romeo
Kemble as Othello (left) and Macbeth
(above)
Stephen Kemble (1758-1822)
George Frederick Cooke (1756-1812) as Falstaff in
Henry IV, Part 2
Samuel Phelps (1804-1878)
Another depiction of Phelps as
Falstaff
William Evans Burton (1804-1860) as Falstaff,
opposite Mrs. Burton in The Merry Wives of Windsor
Benedict “Ben” De Bar (1812-1877) as Falstaff in The Merry Wives of
Windsor
James Henry Hackett (1800-1871)
Hackett as Falstaff
Hackett as Falstaff in Henry IV
Staffordshire figurines of Hackett as Falstaff
Mark Lemon (1809-1870) played
Falstaff in selected
scenes from Henry IV
in 1869
Lemon was a playwright, amateur actor, and the editor of Punch
Charles Fisher (1816-1891) as Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor
Mistress Quickly and Falstaff
Ada Rehan (1857-1916) as Mistress Ford (left)
and Virginia Dreher(right) as Mistress Page
William Henry Crane (1845-1928) as Falstaff in The Merry Wives of
Windsor (1895)
Another image of Crane as
Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor, dated
1899
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917)
Tree as Falstaff in Henry IV, Part I at His Majesty‟s Theatre (1914)
Engraving of
Dame Ellen Terry (left) as Mistress Page and Dame Madge Kendal (right) as Mistress Ford
Terry and Kendal as Mistresses Page and Ford
Madge Kendal in The Merry Wives of Windsor (1902)
.
Bernhard Baumeister (1828-1917) as Falstaff in Henry IV,
Part 1 at the Vienna Burgtheater(1906)
Louis James (1842-1910) as Falstaff (1906)
25 February 1911:Oscar Asche and Lily
Brayton opened their London season at the Garrick Theatre with The Merry Wives of
Windsor
From left to right below: Lily Brayton as Mistress Ford, Oscar Asche as Falstaff, and Constance Robertson as Mistress Page.
Brayton, Asche, and Constance Robertson (right)
Bessie Major as Mistress Quickly
and
Oscar Asche as Falstaff
--1916--
Production of The Merry Wives of Windsor in New York at the Criterion Theatre.
Thomas A. Wise played Falstaff. Viola Allen (1867-1948) played Mistress Ford in
her last New York appearance. Henrietta Crosman (1865-1944) played Mistress
Page.
From left to right: Allen, Wise, Reggie Sheffield (as Robin) and Crosman
Postcard images of Allen and Crosman
--DECEMBER 1928-JANUARY 1929--
Charles D. Coburn played in the three-act comedy Falstaff (written by William PlastedWebber)
Ran for 15 performances at the Coburn Theatre. Directed by Richard Boleslavsky and Henry
Stillman.
Illustration of Charles Coburn in the role of Falstaff (left) by
Alexander Hess
Left: German stage and film actor Werner
Krauss (1884-1959)
as Falstaff with a
monocle, from a 1929
production at the Deutches
Theatre, Berlin
Actor playing Falstaff in a 1934 production of Henry IV, Part 1 in 1934
Known as the “Prime Minister of Mirth,” English music hall
comedian and star Sir George Robey (1869-1954) played Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1 in the 1930s.
He reprised the role in the 1944 film version of Henry V, directed by and starring Laurence Olivier.
English actor Maurice Herbert Evans (1901-1989), noted for his interpretations of Shakespearean
characters.
This is a promotional photo from the 1939 Broadway production of
Henry IV, Part 1.
--1940--SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL THEATRE
The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Ben Iden Payne, designed by Don Finley.
Falstaff played by Jay Laurier. Mistress Ford played by Thea Holme. Mistress Page played by Clare Harris.
Act 3, scene 3: Mistresses Ford (Holme) and Page (Harris) attempting to hide Falstaff (Laurier) in the
laundry basket
--1943--Baliol Holloway as Falstaff
Patricia Jessel as Mistress Ford and Alison Pickard as Mistress Page at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
--1945--“THE GREATEST FALSTAFF IN LIVING
MEMORY”
Ralph Richardson (1902-1983) played Falstaff in the Old Vic‟s production of Henry IV, Part 1 at the New Theatre, London
Below: photo of Richardson in 1947
Richardson as Falstaff and Michael Warre(1922 -1987) as Prince Hal
Richardson as Falstaff
--1951--SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL THEATRE
Anthony Quayle (1913-1989) as Falstaff in both parts of Henry IV.
Henry IV, Part 1 directed by Quayle and John Kidd. Henry IV, Part 2 directed by Michael Redgrave. Henry V, directed by Quayle. Richard Burton as Prince Hal (Henry V) in all three
productions. All three productions designed by Tanya
Moiseiwitsch.
Quayle was only 38 years old when he
first performed the role of Falstaff
Caricature by Ronald Searle,
theatrical illustrator for
Punch, of Quayle as Falstaff in Henry IV,
Part 1.
(Published 18 April
1951)
Prince Hal (Richard Burton, left) and Falstaff (Anthony Quayle), Act 1, scene 2
Richard Burton as
Prince Hal in
Henry IV, Part 1
Hal (Burton), Poins (Alan Badel) and Falstaff (Quayle) plotting their highway robbery, Act 1, scene 2
Henry IV, Part 1: Bardolf (Michael Bates) and Falstaff (Quayle), Act 4, scene 2
Henry IV, Part 2:
Falstaff, Silence, Robin and Shallow at Master Shallow's
house, Act 5, scene 1.
The cast, from left to right, is Silence
(William Squire), Davy (Alexander Gauge), Falstaff
(Anthony Quayle), Robin (Robert
Sandford), Shallow (Alan Badel),
Bardolf (Michael Bates).
Henry IV, Part 2: Falstaff, Justice Shallow and Justice Silence choose new recruits from the villagers, Act 3, scene 2
Henry IV, Part 2: Falstaff and Pistol at Henry V's coronation procession, Act 5 scene 5
Richard Burton as Henry V (1951),
directed by Quayle
Henry V: The Page tells Pistol, Hostess, Nym and Bardolf of Falstaff ‟s illness, Act 2, scene 1.
--1955--THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre.
Anthony Quayle as Falstaff. Joyce Redman as Mistress Ford. Angela Baddeley as Mistress Page. Directed by Glen Byam Shaw. Designed by Motley. Quayle had already played Falstaff in the Henry IV
plays in 1951. This time round his wiry, cunning knight suffered tremendous blows to his dignity at every turn as he was outmaneuvered by Mistress Page and Mistress Ford.
Mistress Ford (Joyce Redman,
left) and Mistress Page
(Angela Baddeley, right)
compare their identical love
letters.
Act 2, scene 1
Master Ford (Keith Mitchell),
disguised as Master Brooke,
appoints Falstaff (Quayle) to
seduce his wife.
Act 2, scene 2
Falstaff (Quayle) sneaks up behind
Mistress Ford (Redman).
Act 3, scene 3
Falstaff attempts to seduce
Mistress Ford.
Act 3 scene 3
Mistress Ford and Mistress Page hiding
Falstaff in the laundry basket.
Act 3, scene 3
Left to right: The Host (Patrick Wymark), Simple (Geoffrey Sassé), and Falstaff. Act 4, scene 5
Falstaff attacked by fairies at Herne‟s Oak. Act 5, scene 5
Searle caricature of Quayle in The Merry Wives of Windsor from
Punch
(20 July 1955)
Searle illustration of The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Old Vic, with Richard Wordsworth as Ford and Paul Rogers as Falstaff (Published 5 October 1955)
Left: Wordsworth
Right and Below: Rogers
Al Hirshfeld illustration of Eric Berry as Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1 (1960)
--1964-- Clive Swift played Falstaff (for the second time in his
career) in The Merry Wives of Windsor Directed by John Blatchley. Performed at the Aldwych Theatre. Designed by Andre Francois.
Falstaff explains his plan to seduce Mistress Page and Mistress Ford, Act 1, scene 3. From left to right, Robin (Stephen Barrett),
Nym (Henry Woolf), Falstaff (Swift), Pistol (Freddie Jones)
Falstaff (Swift) dressed as Herne
the Hunter.
Act 5, scene 5
Brewster Mason as Falstaff in a Royal
Shakespeare production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by
Terry Hands.
1979:
The Merry Wives of
Windsor, directed by
Trevor Nunn with
John Caird, designed by
John Napier.
Falstaff (John
Woodvine, left) and Bardolf
(Norman Tyrrell)
Mistress Quickly (Lila
Kaye) informing
Falstaff (John Woodvine) that both
wives are in love with him.
Act 2, scene 2.
Ford (Ben Kingsley)
talking with Falstaff (John
Woodvine) while
disguised as Master Brook.
Act 2, scene 2
Falstaff (John Woodvine)
attempting to seduce
Mistress Ford (Susan Tracy).
Act 3, scene 3
Act 5,
scene 5
Playbill for The Merry Wives of Windsor,
(1985, revived in 1987), directed by Bill
Alexander and designed by William Dudley, at the Royal
Shakespeare Theatre.
Mistress Page (Janet Dale, left) and Mistress Ford (Lindsay Duncan) discovering that Falstaff has sent them identical love letters. Act 2, scene 1
Mistress Quickly (Sheila Steafel) telling Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey) that both wives are in love with him. Act 2, scene 2. (Performed at the Barbican
Theatre)
Ford (Nicky Henson), disguised as Master Brook, employing Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey) to seduce his wife. Act 2, scene 2
1987 revival at the Barbicon Theatre. Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey) attempting to seduce Mistress Ford (Lindsay Duncan). Act 3, scene 3
Mistress Page (Janet Dale, left) and Mistress Ford (Lindsay Duncan, right) look on in horror as Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey) emerges from the
laundry basket. Act 3, scene 3
Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey, center), dressed as Herne the Hunter and preparing to enjoy Mistress Ford (Lindsay Duncan, left) and Mistress Page (Janet Dale, right).
Act 5, scene 5
Falstaff (Peter Jeffrey, center) attacked by fairies. Act 5, scene 5
--1992--
Henry IV, Part 1, (Royal Shakespeare Company), directed by Adrian Noble, designed by Bob Crowley, with costumes by Deirdre
Clancy.
Robert Stephens as Falstaff.
Barbican Theatre
Falstaff gives his unlikely account of the robbery to Hal and the assembled taverners. Act 2, scene 5
Hal exposes Falstaff 's lies about the robbery and ambush. Act 2, scene 5
Timothy West as Falstaff in Henry
IV, Part 1.
West played Falstaff in both
parts of Henry IVwith the English
Touring Theatre in 1996-97.
His real-life son played Prince Hal in the production.
2000: Henry IV, Part 2. Falstaff (Desmond Barrit) and Doll Tearsheet(Danielle Tilley). Act 2, scene 4
.
2003: Henry IV, Part 1
Kevin Kline as Falstaff and Michael Hayden as Prince Hal
2005:
Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 at the Old Globe, directed by
Jack O'Brien.
John Goodman as Falstaff
2005: Michael Gambon as Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Falstaff (Paul Kiernan) steals a kiss from Mistress Page (Lynn Allison) as Master Page (George Roth) tends to the barbecue in Great Lakes Theater
Festival‟s 2005 season opening summer repertory production of The
Merry Wives of Windsor.
Left and Right: Andrew May (Master Ford) shares the stage
with actor Paul Kiernan (Falstaff)
Center: Mistress Ford (Kathryn Cherasaro) and Falstaff (Paul
Kiernan)
The Host of the Garter Resort (Scott Plate, left) watches on as Simple (Tom Weaver, center) shares a laugh with Falstaff (Paul
Kiernan, right)
Royal Shakespeare Company
production (2007-08 season), with David Warner as
Falstaff.
Directed by Michael Boyd.
David Warner as Falstaff, with Geoffrey Streatfeild as Prince Hal, in Henry IV, Part 1
Warner also played Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 2
(2007-08 season), with the Royal Shakespeare
Company.
Directed by Richard Twyman
2008
Sarah Woodward, Serena Evans and
Christopher Benjamin as Falstaff in The Merry Wives
of Windsor at Shakespeare‟s Globe,
London
2008 production of
the play by Shakespeare
Sedona (Arizona)
Delaney Williams in a 2008 production of Henry IV, Part 1, at the Folger Theatre in
Washington, D.C.
Anne Stone as Mistress Quickly and Delaney Williams as Falstaff
2008 production at the Old Globe in San Diego,
which was set in the old West
Falstaff on Film
Falstaff, a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight
(1965)
The 1991 independent film My Own Private Idaho,
loosely based on Henry IV, Part 1, features Keanu
Reeves as the Prince Hal figure and William Richart as
the Falstaff figure. Called “Bob Pigeon,” he is a middle-aged derelict, petty thief and
mentor to a gang of street kids and hustlers who live in an
abandoned apartment building.
Musical Falstaffs
Antonio Salieri (1750–1825)
Below: From a 2004 production of Salieri‟sopera at the Wolf Trap
opera in Virginia
Left: Karl Johann Formes (1815-89), flanked by Inez Fabbri and
Anna Elzer in Die lustigenWieber von Windsor by Otto
Nicolai (1810-49)
Below: Karl Formes
Bataille as Falstaff in The Dream of a Summer Night(Le Songe d'une nuit d'été), 1850, by French composer Ambroise Thomas (below)
Posters for Verdi‟s opera Falstaff (1893)
Right: Austrian tenor Leo Slezak(1873-1946) as
Falstaff in Verdi‟s opera
Baritone Leonard Warren (1911-1960) as
Falstaff
Italian baritone Tito Gobbi (1913-1984) as
Falstaff
Anselmo Colzani (1918-2006) in Verdi's Falstaff at the
Metropolitan Opera House (1964)
Welsh baritone Geraint Evans
(1922-92)
German baritone Dietrich-Fischer Dieskau (1925- )
Baritone Mark Delavan (1959- )
English bass baritone Stephen Richardson
Yvonne Kenny (Mrs. Alice Ford) and Richardson
Baritone Bryn Terfel (1965- ) as
Falstaff
The End