Opera baby – 10th edition
For the 2024/2025 school year, Opera baby presents Falstaff as the featured title for its 10th edition — Giuseppe Verdi’s comic opera reimagined and adapted for an audience of children aged 6 to 36 months in nursery schools.
Patatrac!
Le burle di Falstaff
Patatrac! Falstaff’s Pranks
Loosely inspired by Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi
Musical dramaturgy by Anna Pedrazzini
Directed by Beatrice Baruffini
New production
Produced by AsLiCo
Opera baby – 10th edition
A musical performance featuring an actor and a musician. The musical concept is drawn from Verdi’s original opera, highlighting its recurring arias to invite active listening. The experience encourages exploration through all the senses, using colors, shapes, materials, and languages designed for a stage setting tailored to the youngest audience.
Director’s notes
A ball can be a belly, a head, or the body of an animal. Through play, it transforms endlessly — and between one prank and the next, it might even become Falstaff! Inspired by Verdi’s masterpiece, this show for very young children explores play as a universal language, transporting the little spectators into an enchanted world where anything is possible. A poetic journey that sparks imagination and celebrates creativity.