June 5, 6 and 7, 2026
 Fri. and Sat at 8 p.m.
 Sun. at 2 p.m.

 

Opera51 performs Verdi’s comic opera Falstaff. Giuseppe Verdi’s final masterpiece, Falstaff (1893), is a three-act comic opera based on Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. It follows the aging, boastful knight, Sir John Falstaff, as he attempts to woo two wealthy women, Alice Ford and Meg Page, with identical love letters to secure their money. The clever wives discover the scheme and team up with Mistress Quickly and Nannetta, Alice Ford’s daughter, to subject Falstaff to a series of humiliating pranks. Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alan Yost. Buy tix.

 

   Tue. and Wed. at 7:30 p.m.

 

51 Walden is pleased to host My Dearest Friend,  which will be performed by Time Travel Theatrical. Written by Peter Manos and produced by special arrangement with the Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois, this event is free and open to the entire community. The play is both a civics lesson and love story based on the witty, rich, and passionate correspondence between Abigail and John Adams. Join us in celebrating our country’s 250th anniversary by attending this ode to two of America’s key architects. Free admission.