Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare and is eulogised in a fourth. His significance as a fully developed character is primarily formed in the plays Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, where he is a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V of England.Falstaff is featured as the buffoonish suitor of two married women in The Merry …

Falstaff est un opéra-bouffe (opera buffa) en trois actes de Giuseppe Verdi, sur un livret d'Arrigo Boito, tiré des Joyeuses Commères de Windsor et Henry IV parties I et II de Shakespeare, créé à la Scala de Milan le 9 février 1893 et à l'Opéra-Comique de Paris le 18 avril 1894.C'est le dernier opéra créé par le compositeur alors âgé de 80 ans.

Falstaff apparaît la première fois dans la première partie d'Henry IV (Henry IV 1).Il appartient à une bande de voleurs, à laquelle s'est joint le jeune prince de Galles, héritier de la Couronne d'Angleterre, que Falstaff appelle familièrement « Hal », « fiston », « p'tit gars », « le plus canaille des jeunes princes [note 4] », tantôt le tutoyant, tantôt le vouvoyant.

Falstaff aparece en tres obras de Shakespeare: Enrique IV, parte 1, Enrique IV, parte 2, y Las alegres comadres de Windsor.Su muerte se menciona en Enrique V, pero no tiene líneas, ni se indica que aparezca en escena.Sin embargo, muchas adaptaciones teatrales y cinematográficas de Enrique V han considerado necesario incluir a Falstaff por la intuición que ofrece sobre el …

Falstaff (Italian pronunciation: ) is a comic opera in three acts by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi.The Italian-language libretto was adapted by Arrigo Boito from the play The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, by William Shakespeare.The work premiered on 9 February 1893 at La Scala, Milan.. Verdi wrote Falstaff, the last of his 28 …

Die literarische Figur des Sir John Falstaff kam erstmals in den Stücken Heinrich IV., Teil 1, Heinrich IV., Teil 2 und Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor von William Shakespeare vor. Es handelt sich um einen wohlbeleibten, trink- und raufsüchtigen Soldaten, der in Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor als zur Selbstüberschätzung neigend und in Heinrich IV. als melancholisch dargestellt …

The Merry Wives of Windsor or Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor 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.Though nominally set in the reign of Henry IV or early in …

Falstaff (Chimes at Midnight) (Spanish: Campanadas a medianoche) is a 1966 period comedy-drama film directed by and starring Orson Welles.The Spanish-Swiss co-production was released in the United States as Chimes at Midnight and in most of Europe as Falstaff.The film's plot centres on William Shakespeare's recurring character Sir John Falstaff and the father-son …

The Falstaff Brewing Corporation was a major American brewery located in St. Louis, Missouri.With roots in the 1838 Lemp Brewery of St. Louis, the company was renamed after the Shakespearean character Sir John Falstaff in 1903. Production peaked in 1965 with 7,010,218 barrels brewed and then dropped 70% in the next 10 years. While its smaller labels linger on …

Falstaff è l'ultima opera di Giuseppe Verdi. Il libretto di Arrigo Boito fu tratto da Le allegre comari di Windsor di Shakespeare , ma alcuni passi furono ricavati anche da Enrico IV parti I e II , il dramma storico nel quale per la prima volta era apparsa la figura di sir John Falstaff . È la seconda opera buffa verdiana, dopo il giovanile Un giorno di regno .