Those remaining from the originally announced cast include Twyla Robinson as Alice Ford, Cincia Forte as Nannetta, Cataldo Caputo as Fenton, and Kelley O'Connor as Meg Page. Music director Franz Welser-M‹st will conduct; Andreas Zimmermann is the stage director.
The performances, which close the Cleveland Orchestra's Severance Hall season, are the orchestra's first ever of Falstaff.
Henschel has sung Mistress Quickly at the Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, and Los Angeles Opera. Her other roles include Amme in Die Frau ohne Schetten and Fricka, Waltraute, and Erda in Wagner's Ring; she recently sang the latter role in Covent Garden's new production.