Sir John Falstaff is an aging, foolhardy nobleman. He currently owes so much money, his credit is no longer good. To rebuild his fortune, he plans to seduce a wealthy middle-class woman into funding his lifestyle.
Often recited in traditional marriage vows, “In Sickness and In Health” is a universal and inevitable reality that can be an inconvenient and recurring confrontation during our temporal residence on hotel Earth.
Mozart’s first significant and enduring comic masterpiece is a delightful mix of wit and whimsy combined with the more serious ideals of constancy, heroism and forgiveness.
One of the great masterworks of the chamber music repertoire, Brahms’ Piano Trio no. 1 was revised later in his career, presents a unique glimpse into a fusion of his early and late styles.