Overview
Character Name
Sir John Falstaff
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Mature Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Bass
Vocal Range
High Note: D#4/Eb4
Low Note: G2
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Windsor, England, Beginning of the reign of King Henry V, 15th Century
Analysis
The character of Sir John Falstaff first appears in Shakespeare’s Henry IV plays, but really comes to the fore in The Merry Wives of Windsor as the womanising drunkard he is known to be. Mature in years, and often portrayed as a large man, Falstaff is the embodiment of
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