G. Verdi

FALSTAFF

İstanbul State Opera and Ballet

Opera

İstanbul State Opera and Ballet stages Giuseppe Verdi's final masterpiece, "Falstaff" opera...

The work will be performed at the Atatürk Cultural Center Türk Telekom Opera Hall on May 13, 27, and 31, 2023. The libretto of the work, adapted from William Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "Henry IV," belongs to Arrigo Boito. The production, to be performed in Italian, is directed by Renato Bonajuto. The İstanbul State Opera and Ballet Orchestra is conducted by Tolga Atalay Ün. Set design by Efter Tunç, costume design by Ayşegül Alev, and lighting design by Yakup Çartık. The choirmaster of the work is Paolo Villa.

Set in 14th-century England, the work tells the story of a chain of events that begins with the fat womanizer Falstaff, one of the most amusing characters created by Shakespeare, trying to seduce Alice Ford and Meg Page, who are married and close friends, at the same time. In this comedy, it is emphasized that everything is a joke in this world full of fools after experiencing confusion about love, money, ambition, and all human emotions.

In the work, Işık Belen, Cengiz Sayın, Caner Akgün, Alper Göçeri, Murat Güney, Berk Dalkılıç, Ufuk Toker, Çağrı Köktekin, Anıl Önder, Hazal Ata, Can Reha Gün, Bahadır Özkoca, Göktuğ Alpaşar, Erdem Sakarya, Ali Haydar Taş, Şebnem A. Kışlalı, Deniz Yetim, Sevim Ateş, Dilruba A. Bilgin, Özgecan Gençer, İpek Zehra Evre, Deniz Likos, Ayçin Sürücüer, Nesrin Gönüldağ, Barbora F.Hitay, and Elif Tuğba Tekışık take turns in roles.

Libretto: Arrigo Boito
Conductor: Tolga Atalay Ün
Director: Renato Bonajuto
Set Design: Efter Tunç
Costume Design: Ayşegül Alev
Lighting Design: Yakup Çartık
Choirmaster: Paolo Villa

Event Rules

Detailed information regarding ticket purchase, cancellation, refund, and exchange policies can be found through official ticket sales channels.
For events where student discounts are applicable, student tickets are valid only with a valid student ID and can be purchased from the AKM Box Office. The student ID must be presented to the event staff on the day of the event.
For events cancelled by Atatürk Cultural Center, the refund application period for tickets purchased from the box office is 15 days from the date of cancellation. Within this period, audience members must submit their refund requests at the AKM Box Office.
Age restrictions for our events are specified in the event rules. All attendees are required to have a valid ticket.
For Children’s Art Center workshops, the age group is specified separately. Guests whose ages do not fall within the indicated range will not be permitted to enter the workshop area. Tickets purchased for these workshops are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
AKM Management reserves the right to deny entry to individuals deemed unsuitable for the event, in which case a refund will be issued.
AKM reserves the right to make changes to its ticket purchase policies.

AKM reserves the right to change the event venue and time.
Guests are required to adhere to the specified seating arrangement. No seat changes are allowed during the event.
After the event starts, no audience member will be allowed into the hall.
The age group for the Children’s Art Centre workshops is specified separately. Guests who do not meet the specified age requirement for the event are not allowed to enter the workshop area. Purchased tickets are non-refundable and non-changeable.
Recording with cameras, photo cameras, mobile phones, etc. is prohibited during the concert. Recording devices will not be allowed in the venues.
You must be ready with your ticket at the event entrance at least 1 hour before the event start time.
AKM can make changes to event venues. The AKM management will prepare a seating plan that provides our audience with the closest seats to their ticket numbers in the new venue. Purchased tickets are non-refundable due to the change of venue.
It is prohibited to enter areas outside the designated spaces in the venues with food or beverages, to consume tobacco and tobacco products, or to use electronic cigarettes.
There is a paid parking lot inside AKM.

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