23 Apr 2017

ROSSINI: William Tell

From Opera on Sunday
Gerald Finley in the title role of Rossini's Guillaume Tell

Gerald Finley in the title role of Rossini's Guillaume Tell Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera.

Sunday 23 April at 6.00pm on RNZ Concert

ROSSINI: Guillaume Tell, an opera in four acts based on Schiller’s play about the legend of William Tell

William Tell................. Gerald Finley

Hedwige...................... Maria Zifchak

Jemmy.......................... Janai Brugger

Mathilde...................... Marina Rebeka

Arnold......................... Bryan Hymel

Melchtal....................... Kwangchul Youn

Gesler........................... John Relyea

Walter.......................... Marco Spotti

Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orch/Fabio Luisi (EBU)

The director Pierre Audi discusses this production of William Tell

Synopsis of Rossini's William Tell

 

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