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Show 'Falstaff Slated April 8, 9, 10 In U. Production as Fcnton; David Richmond Power as Ford; Bernard J. Franc as Dr. Cajus; Colomb Robinson as Bardolph, and Adelaide Sinclair as Dame Quickly. IN ALTERNATING roles, Bryan Fernelius will sing the part of Pistol on Thursday and Saturday, with Jerry Wheaton in the role on Friday. Other alternating roles, with the Thursday-Saturday performer listed first, include Susan Peters Pe-ters and Sonya Bloyer as Mrs. Alice Ford: Carol Brian and Julie Ann Reed, as her daughter daugh-ter Anne (sometimes called Nanetta). and Kristen Hurst Hyde and Dorothy Brigys Arnold as Mrs. Meg Page. General admission tickets are on sale in Kingsbury Hall. Room 210. weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at S3. All students stu-dents may buy tickets for just $1.50, Prof. Farr said. "Falstaff," one of the great comic operas of all time, will be staged by the U. of U. Opera Theatre on April 8, 9 and 10. The classic, based on Shakespeare's fat but clever character actor, is scheduled for Kingsbury Hall all three nights at 8 p.m. THE OPERA was written by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) and was first produced at La Scala on Feb. .9, 1893, when the composer was 76 years old . Arrigo Boito, who also wrote the libretto for Verdi's immortal "Otello," drafted the libretto in 1889. It centers on a romantic fling by Falstaff with two married women, who uncover his plan and wreak a delightful revenge that is full of disguises, mistaken identities, supernatural forces, and a famous laundry basket in which Falstaff hides. PART OF the Falstaff character char-acter is based on Shakespeare's Shakes-peare's "King Henry IV," more of it, however, on the more seedy characterization of hjs "Merry Wives of Windsor." Some of the world-rank opera stars who have portrayed por-trayed title or leading roles in "Falstaff" include Victor Maurel, the original Falstaff; Antonio Scotti, Beniamino Gigli, Frances Alda, Arturo Toscanini, who led the Metropolitan Metro-politan Opera orchestra through many unforgettable performances of the opera; and Lawrence Tibbett, who made his Met debut in the baritone bari-tone role of Ford, the jealous husband. THIS PRODUCTION is under the musical direction of Lowell Farr, assistant professor profes-sor of music, with stage direction direc-tion by Naomi Farr, adjunct associate professor of music. Stephen Griffith will portray Falstaff, with Edward R. Clark |