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LIVE from the Met stage to your local movie theater this weekend: Don’t miss Verdi’s celebrated Shakespearean comedy Falstaff—cleverly updated to 1950s England. Cinema audiences also get exclusive behind-the-scenes access, including interviews with the stars and much more. Live in cinemas Saturday, April 1. Encore screenings Wednesday, April 5. | The Metropolitan Opera

A deep human comedy full of humor and genuine emotion, Giuseppe Verdi’s 'Falstaff' is marked as his last opera, which was a splendid finale to an unparalleled career in the theatre. The story is an amalgamation of scenes from Shakespeare, primarily drawn from the comedy 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'. It centers on the remarkable personality of Sir John Falstaff, one of literature’s most compelling characters. With a supremely well-crafted score, which has long commanded the respect even of Verdi’