Oct 20, 2016 john relyea in guillaume tell at the metropolitan opera. Tell is a choral opera every bit as much as boris godunov. Watch a trailer for pierre audis new production of rossinis guillaume tell, conducted by fabio luisi and starring gerald finley in the title role. The place of guillaume tell in opera history is secure, even if its place in the everyday repertory is not. She had previously served with the french navy as the tonnantclass guillaume tell, but was captured in the mediterranean in 1800 by a british squadron enforcing the blockade of malta.
Before shooting, however, tell warns jemmy to stay completely still and think of his mother. The swiss hero william tell longs to liberate his people from the cruel austrian occupation. It is being performed at the met for the first time since 1931 and the first time ever here in the original french. Gioachino rossini simple english wikipedia, the free. I also recommend two recordings, one in the french form and one in italian. The forces onstage and in the pit diligently render guillaume tells special nature. The hero of this admirably complete august 20 guillaume tell from pesaro is homegrown maestro michele mariotti. London rossinis opera guillaume tell has long been known for the scene in which the hero is forced to shoot an arrow at an apple perched on the head of his son. Title dramma buffo in due atti composer rossini, gioacchino. Juan diego florez, nicola alaimo, marina rebeka, amanda forsythe. Composed for the paris opera in 1829 and based on a play by schiller, guillaume tell uses thrilling vocals, grand ballets, and magnificent choruses to tell the story of swiss patriots. Notes bishops adaptation of the opera, under the title hofer, the tell of the tyrol plate numbers in order of appearance 9461, 60076010, 7734, 7935, 601160, 5761, 6014, 6016, 6015, 60176019, 9905, 60206022, 6018.
Guillaume tell libretto english opera by gioachino rossini. Guillaume tell, swiss patriot timothy noble jemmy, tells son janet williams hedwige, tells wife sandra walker arnold melcthal, swiss patriot chris merritt melcthal, arnolds father dale travis leuthold, a shepherd philip skinner rodolphe, captain in gesslers guard euro nava a huntsman hector vasquez. Chapter one bicycle it was not easy to carry the accordion on my back. Coproduction of the metropolitan opera and dutch national opera. Guillaume tell ouverture youtube gioachino rossini semiramide overture duration. Pierre audis new production of guillaume tell marked the first appearance of rossinis final operatic masterpiece on the met stage for nearly 85 years.
Dec 08, 2011 guillaume tell michele pertusi arnold melchtal gregory kunde walter furst ildebrando d arcangelo mathilde daniela dessi melchthal frode olsen leuthold eldar aliev jemmy elizabeth. When william tell stirs his peers to rebellion to free themselves from the foreign yoke, a young man has to choose between the love for his oppressors sister. It comes as a surprise that gerald finley 50 in 2010 is the oldest. Guillaume tell translation english french dictionary reverso. Guillaume tell baritone hedwige, his wife mezzosoprano jemmy, his son soprano mathilde, a habsburg princess soprano arnold melchtal tenor melchtal, his father bass gesler, the austrian governor of the cantons of uri and schwyz bass walter furst bass ruodi, a fisherman tenor leuthold, a shepherd bass. San francisco 19971998 william tell page 2 of 3 opera assn. Mesple, kolos kovacs, gwynne howell, charles burles rossini. The inimitable overture is mercifully unstaged and terrifically played, with splendid cello and flute solos.
For me it is difficult to decide between il barbiere di siviglia and william tell as. O my fatherland, to you my heart sacrifices both my love and my happiness. The performance of november 18th is designated in honor of mr. John relyea in guillaume tell at the metropolitan opera. Pappanos choice for the bbc prom performance was the 46yearold michele pertusi, while emis 1972 tell, gabriel bacquier, was 48.
Rossinis epic telling of the william tell fable returns to the met stage after an absence of more than 80 years, in a new production by pierre audi. The cosmic message of william tell with gerald finleys masterpiece of a performance in the title role, the mets dreamlike production highlights the unease in rossinis score. Ranging from the melodramatic and epic operas of verdi and puccini, to the baroque and renaissance masterpieces by vivaldi and monteverdi, here are the 10 greatest italian composers to ever live. Antonio pappanos live recording is taken from concert performances given in rome in 2010. When guillaume tell refuses to genuflect to the symbol of austrian government, gesler picks out tell s son jemmy and orders tell to shoot an apple off jemmys head or jemmy will be killed. Italy, the birthplace of opera, has played a prominent role in the progression of western classical music. Guillaume tell libretto frenchenglish opera by gioachino. Guillaume tell, at royal opera house, draws criticism for. His two greatest operas from this period were le comte ory which was an opera comique and guillaume tell which was based on a play by schiller. Bartlett under the aegis of the rossini foundation in. It comes as a surprise that gerald finley 50 in 2010 is the. Peasants are decorating with leafy boughs three small chalets destined for. Guillaume william tell gioachino rossini 1995 youtube. Soon after this he settled in paris for five years.
Guillaume tell by lamberto gardelli on amazon music. The performance of november 2nd is designated in memory of gertrude baker to recognize her generous bequest to the opera. Instead of using the operas libretto in italian translation, as has become customary, pappano turned to the original french, explaining. William tell is a frenchlanguage opera in four acts by italian composer gioachino rossini to a. From the five solo cellos that start the overture, through the famous march gallop to the great thanksgiving prayer at the end of the opera, rossini not only. Bis, based on friedrich schillers play william tell, which, in. The opera was rossinis last, although he lived for nearly 40 more years. When, on the first night of guillaume tell at the royal opera house earlier this week, people booed at the rape scene, at one point drowning out the music, and. Bis, based on friedrich schillers play william tell, which, in turn, drew on the william tell legend. This 2004 companion is a collection of specially commissioned essays on one of the most influential opera composers in the repertoire. Rossinis last opera, guillaume tell, can be considered a precursor to meyerbeers approach to grand opera.
Antonio pappanos commitment and enthusiasm also demonstrate that it far outshines most of its successors though not les troyens. Jul 01, 2015 london rossinis opera guillaume tell has long been known for the scene in which the hero is forced to shoot an arrow at an apple perched on the head of his son. Bryan hymel sings asile hereditaire from rossinis guillaume tell duration. John osborn is the latest bel canto tenor to emerge. Rossini composed his final opera, guillaume tell 1829, before retiring from composition in that genre at the age of 37. These works have beautifully flowing tunes like italian opera as well as grand drama like. From the five solo cellos that start the overture, through the famous march gallop to the great thanksgiving prayer at the end of the opera. Rossinis guillaume tell guillaume tell the official. Guillaume tell opera rape outcry is over offence to music. The cambridge companion to rossini senici, emanuele ed. Gioachino antonio rossini composer 17921868 play or download midi files from classical archives. Rossinis guillaume tell gerald finley, john osborn, malin. Rossinis last opera, guillaume tell, despite having one of operas most famous overtures, has never been a repertory staple.
Guillaume tell the metropolitan opera 2016 production. Jul 05, 2015 the royal operas new guillaume tell, perceptively conducted by antonio pappano, with a top cast led by gerald finley, john osborn and malin bystrom, has achieved it as never before and mid. Its overture is not only a concert favorite but an unmistakable reflection and continuation of beethovens heroic ideal. Guillaume tell michele pertusi arnold melchtal gregory kunde walter furst ildebrando d arcangelo mathilde daniela dessi melchthal frode olsen leuthold eldar aliev jemmy elizabeth. When guillaume tell refuses to genuflect to the symbol of austrian government, gesler picks out tells son jemmy and orders tell to shoot an apple off jemmys head or jemmy will be killed. Overtures riccardo chailly, national philharmonic orchestra on allmusic 1995. Guillaume tell 1829 french libretto italian translation spanish translation rota, nino il cappello di paglia di firenze 1955 italian libretto spanish translation. The forces onstage and in the pit diligently render guillaume tells special. Ranging from the melodramatic and epic operas of verdi and puccini, to the baroque and renaissance masterpieces by vivaldi and monteverdi, here are. This recording suggests that guillaume tell represents the fulfilment of rossinis years in paris between 1824 and 1829. Two of the reasons for this are its enormous length 4 hours 7 mins in this performance, and the near impossibility of casting the treacherously difficult tenor role of arnold melcthal. With the first performance of guillaume tell in paris in 1829, rossini ended his activity as an opera composer, leaving behind a massive body of works which can still stretch the bounds of possibility of any opera house, even today. Hms malta was an 80gun third rate ship of the line of the royal navy. The volume is divided into four parts, each exploring an important element of rossinis life, his world, and his works.
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