Status Updates From Complete Works

Having recently seen Verdi's Falstaff, it's an interesting question whether the opera is an improvement on The Merry Wives of Windsor. I suppose, as always, I would need to actually see it on stage to compare. I can see why people say the Falstaff of this play is not quite his Faltaffian self, but it's still pretty funny.

I'm moving over to StoryGraph so won't be keeping up with this account anymore. Come find me @stafur on StoryGraph.

Read the Introduction and King Henry VI, Part I on May 6th, 2026