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Guillaume Tell (William Tell)

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Wales Millennium CentreBute Place, Cardiff , Cardiff, Wales, CF10 5AL, Royaume-uni
Dates/horaires selon le fuseau horaire de London
Programme
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)Guillaume TellLivret de Victor-Joseph-Ėtienne de Jouy, Hippolyte-Louis-Florent Bis, Armand Marrast
Artistes
Welsh National Opera
Carlo RizziDirection
Sir David PountneyMise en scène
Marie-Jeanne LeccaCostumes
Raimund BauerDécors
David KempsterBasseGuillaume Tell
Fflur WynSopranoJemmy
Camilla RobertsSopranoMathilde
Leah-Marian JonesMezzo-sopranoHedwige
Barry BanksTénorArnold
Nicky SpenceTénorRodolphe
Luciano BotelhoDanseRuodi
Richard WiegoldBasseMelcthal
Clive BayleyBasseGesler
Aidan SmithBarytonLeuthold

Rossini

New Production

What do you know about William Tell? Everyone knows the infectious tune used as the Lone Ranger theme. Everyone (probably) knows of the iconic scene in which Tell, fighting against Austrian oppression, shoots an apple on his son’s head. But there is much more to this opera than any of this suggests. If you’re looking for a night of inspiring heroism, a poignant story on an epic scale, uplifting music, spectacular sets and stunning costumes, you’ll find that William Tell hits the target with masterly precision.

Rossini’s last opera brings together the ever topical subject of foreign occupation, as stark and oppressive as a jagged Alpine peak, with sublime moments of uplifting hope and serenity. Though better known for his comedies, Rossini reveals the more serious side of his character with a story that twists, turns and plays with our emotions. This production will see Swiss traditional folk costumes set against stiff, grey Austrian uniforms. The beautifully choreographed ballet sequences add to the contrast.

Our hero stands against this brooding and captivating landscape. The focus of his nation’s irrepressible aspiration, William Tell underlines how a nation once emboldened and aroused, like the natural world, will inevitably triumph. All it takes is a moment.

  • Running time approximately four hours including one interval

  • Sung in French with surtitles in English and Welsh

  • Co-production with Grand Théâtre de Genève and Teatr Wielki, Warsaw

Supported by David Speller, the WNO Bel Canto Syndicate and WNO Friends. 

Guillaume Tell par Sir David Pountney, nos comptes-rendus

Welsh National Opera
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