Libretto
Salomon Hermann von Mosenthal,
after William Shakespeare's comedy
Premiere
9 March 1949, Berlin (Hofoper)
Cast
SIR JOHN FALSTAFF (bass)
HERR FLUTH (baritone)
HERR REICH (bass)
FENTON (tenor)
JUNKER SPärlich (tenor)
DR CAIUS (bass)
FRAU FLUTH (soprano)
FRAU REICH (mezzo-soprano)
JUNGFER ANNA REICH (soprano)
INNKEEPER (spken role)
CHORUS
men and women of Windsor, children, masks of elves and spirits
Place
Windsor
Time
1425