Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868) | Guillaume Tell (William Tell) | Libretto by Victor-Joseph-Ėtienne de Jouy, Hippolyte-Louis-Florent Bis, Armand Marrast |
Performers
| Michele Pertusi | Baritone | Guillaume Tell |
| John Osborn | Tenor | Arnold Melchthal |
| Matthew Rose | Bass | Walter Furst |
| Frédéric Caton | Bass | Melchthal senior |
| Elena Xanthoudakis | Soprano | Jemmy |
| Nicolas Courjal | Bass | Gesler |
| Carlo Bosi | Tenor | Rodolphe |
| Celso Albelo | Tenor | Ruodi |
| Mark Stone | Bass | Leuthold |
| Malin Byström | Soprano | Mathilde |
| Patricia Bardon | Mezzo-soprano | Hedwige |
| Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia | ||
| Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia | ||
| Sir Antonio Pappano | Conductor |
Antonio Pappano returns with his Italian forces for a rare revival of Rossini’s magnum opus about the legendary founding fathers of Switzerland and the hero who shoots an apple from his son’s head.
The galloping climax of the overture is familiar, yet barely anything else from this grandest of operas has been heard at the Proms. Raising the roof with large-scale choral ensembles that look forward to Verdi and Wagner, the composer also makes extreme demands on his soloists.
Tenor John Osborn, one of several members of tonight’s line-up who participated in the sensational Rome performances with which Pappano launched the orchestra’s 2010–11 season, will tackle the challenging role of Arnold, with its fabled high Cs.
Concert staging; sung in French
The galloping climax of the overture is familiar, yet barely anything else from this grandest of operas has been heard at the Proms. Raising the roof with large-scale choral ensembles that look forward to Verdi and Wagner, the composer also makes extreme demands on his soloists.
Tenor John Osborn, one of several members of tonight’s line-up who participated in the sensational Rome performances with which Pappano launched the orchestra’s 2010–11 season, will tackle the challenging role of Arnold, with its fabled high Cs.
Concert staging; sung in French
