#Falstaff is a comic opera in three acts by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi . The Italian-language libretto was adapted by Arrigo Boito from the play The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, by William Shakespeare. The work premiered on 9 February 1893 at La Scala, Milan. Music By #Verdi Cast Features: Falstaff ... Paul Plishka Ford ... Bruno Pola Fenton.... Frank Lopardo Dr. Cajus... Piero di Palma Alice Ford... Mirella Freni Nannetta: Barbara Bonney Quickly .