Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 9 February 1893 (Conductor: Edoardo Mascheroni) |
|---|---|---|
| Sir John Falstaff, a fat knight | baritone | Victor Maurel |
| Ford, a wealthy man | baritone | Antonio Pini-Corsi |
| Alice Ford, his wife | soprano | Emma Zilli |
| Nannetta, their daughter | soprano | Adelina Stehle |
| Meg Page | mezzo-soprano | Virginia Guerrini |
| Mistress Quickly | contralto | Giuseppina Pasqua |
| Fenton, one of Nannetta's suitors | tenor | Edoardo Garbin |
| Dr Caius | tenor | Giovanni Paroli |
| Bardolfo, a follower of Falstaff | tenor | Paolo Pelagelli-Rossetti |
| Pistola, a follower of Falstaff | bass | Vittorio Arimondi |
| Mine Host of the Garter Inn | Silent | Attilio Pulcini |
| Robin, Falstaff's page | Silent |
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