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This week we are talking about Falstaff! An Italian opera in three acts with a libretto by Arrigo Boito. Falstaff is unable to pay a large bill so instead of being responsible he comes up with a plan to seduce two young women who are married to wealthy men. The two women, Meg and Alice, find out his plan and hatch a plan of their own to get revenge. Alice’s husband tries to create his own plan of revenge and ends up in a fit or rage. They eventually come together and catch Falstaff forcing him to realize his wrong doings and ways of life. Listen now to get the full story!
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