Intermountain Opera presents Falstaff, Birthday Bash

Intermountain Opera Bozeman, Montana’s most widely acclaimed opera company, wraps its 40th anniversary season with Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff. Performances will be held Friday, May 11th at 7pm, and Sunday, May 13th at 3pm. Both will unfold at Willson Auditorium, located at 404 W Main in Downtown Bozeman.
Noted as the “crowning glory” of Verdi’s magnificent career, this comic masterpiece brings Shakespeare’s classic Elizabethan buffoon to life. The boastful, lustful and portly knight of Windsor cannot resist his favorite vices – food, wine, woman and song. Finding himself broke, Falstaff hatches a plot to improve his love life and coffers by courting two married women and launches a flood of comic chaos.
Octavio Cardenas directs, with Conductor David Neely leading Intermountain Opera’s well respected and magnificent orchestra. The opera will be sung in Italian with English subtitles provided.
Reservations are strongly recommended with ticket prices ranging from $25–$75. Remaining tickets will also be on sale at the door beginning one hour before each performance.
And before the season finale, on Thursday, May 10th, celebrate 40 seasons of opera in Bozeman with Intermountain Opera Bozeman’s Birthday Bash at Riverside Country Club beginning at 5:30pm. This hosted event will feature cocktail hour, hors d’oeuvres, gourmet dinner, and a special birthday dessert with champagne toast to top it all off! Dance the rest of the night away to the music of Jeni Fleming. Tickets are $75 per person and seating is limited.
Learn more about Intermountain and purchase tickets for Falstaff and the Birthday Bash at www.intermountainopera.org. Call the Intermountain office at (406) 587-2889 with additional questions.
The mission of the Intermountain Opera Association of Bozeman, established in 1979, is to promote and share the joy of opera in Montana and surrounding areas by providing affordable, high quality opera performances to audience members of all ages and to provide educational outreach to area schools and communities.