Guillaume Tell : opera in four acts / Gioachino Rossini ; libretto by Étienne de Jouy and Hippolyte Bis ; Unitel Classica, Rossini Opera Festival present, from the Rossini Opera Festival Pesaro.
Publisher:
Decca,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
2 videodiscs (247 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Nicola Alaimo (Guillaume Tell), Marina Rebeka (Mathilde), Juan Diego Flórez (Arnold), Simon Orfila (Walter), Amanda Forsythe (Jemmy), Simone Alberghini (Melcthal) ; supporting soloists ; Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna ; Michele Mariotti, conductor. Wide screen. Libretto after Wilhelm Tell by Friedrich von Schiller. Includes bonus feature: William Tell, behind the scenes (17 min.). Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French in container. Recorded 2013 August Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro.
Summary:
The undisputed Rossini tenor par excellence, Juan Diego Florez makes his debut in the demanding role of Arnold. Graham Vick interprets the William Tell legend of patriotic and political intrigue in fourteenth century Switzerland as a timeless class conflict with dramatic and unforgettable images.
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