Sir John Falstaff – (Baritone) An overweight, drunken, conceited, bumbling, penniless knight who loves a good scheme almost as much as good food and drink.

Alice Ford – (Soprano) A good-looking, well-to-do townswoman. She’s the wife of Ford, mother of Nannetta—and the object of Falstaff’s false affection. Together with Meg she plans to teach Falstaff a lesson.

Meg Page – (Mezz-Soprano) A good humored, happily married woman who Falstaff tries to seduce for her money. She and Alice scheme to disgrace and humiliate the amorous Falstaff.

Mistress Quickly – (Contralto) The witty town gossip. She is the go-between in the merry wives’ plot against Falstaff, carrying messages between the two married ladies and the ridiculous knight.

Nannetta – (Soprano) The beautiful daughter of Alice and Ford, deeply in love with Fenton. Her father has promised her to the ridiculous old Dr. Caius.

Fenton – (Soprano) A village teenager in love with Nannetta.

Ford – (Baritone) Alice’s husband and Nannetta’s father, a loving but jealous man. He is terrified that his wife will cuckold him with Falstaff, and has promised his daughter’s hand in marriage to Dr Caius—whether she likes it or not.

Dr. Caius – (Tenor) A phony doctor who Falstaff delights in outwitting. To pay Falstaff back for his pranks, Caius joins forces with the jealous Ford—and plans to marry the lovely Nannetta in the process.

Bardolfo – (Tenor) One of Falstaff’s lackeys and drinking buddies. When Falstaff vows to stop paying for Bardolfo’s food and drink, Bardolfo joins the plot against his patron.