“Falstaff” (Staatsoper Hamburg) with Ambrogio Maestri at Wang Opera Center

Opera Naples is hosting an exclusive summer film series of classic European operas. Showings will take place on the first and third Wednesday of each month July 6 through Oct. 19, 2022, at the Wang Opera Center. All screening will begin at 3 p.m. Adult tickets are $22; student tickets are $10. To reserve tickets today, contact 239-963-9050 or visit OperaNaples.org.Falstaff (Staatsoper Hamburg) with Ambrogio MaestriDirector Calixto Bieito presents a surprise-packed production of Giuseppe Verdis comic opera Falstaff, which Bieito reinterprets as an apocalyptic satire on entertainment and prototype scenario of modern society. The new Hamburg production boasts a world-class cast with Ambrogio Maestri in the title role and Maija Kovalevska as Alice Ford. Bieitos take on Falstaff is a black comedy, exposing the tragicomic aspect of human existence.