De vroolijke vrouwtjes van Windsor

In the lively streets and homes of Windsor, a colourful troupe of characters gathers for a rather chaotic council. Sir John Falstaff, the boisterous knight, is joined by a weary justice, a nervous nephew, a scholarly clergyman from Wales, and a host of servants and young pages. Their banter crackles with mis‑understandings, exaggerated titles and a flurry of old‑world etiquette that quickly spirals into comic confusion.

Amid the chatter, the conversation turns to the substantial inheritance left to the spirited Anna Page. Various schemers—judges, relatives, even a doctor—see a potential marriage as the perfect way to secure the fortune, each offering their own outlandish advice. As plans are hatched and rivalries surface, the stage is set for a tangled web of ambitions, misunderstandings, and the kind of lively intrigue that only a Windsor gathering can produce.