Guillaume Tell (English: William Tell, Italian: Guglielmo Tell) is a French opera in four acts by Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Étienne de Jouy and Hippolyte Bis. Based on Friedrich Schiller's play William Tell, which drew on the William Tell legend, the opera was Rossini's last, although he lived for nearly forty more years. Fabio Luisi said that Rossini planned for William Tell to be his last opera even as he composed it. The overture, in four sections and featuring a depiction of a storm as well as a vivacious finale, the "March of the Swiss Soldiers," is often played.
| Original Name | Guillaume Tell |
| Librettist | Étienne de Jouy and Hippolyte Bis (Based on Friedrich Schiller's play William Tell) |
| Date of composition | 1829 (1824-1829) |
| Premiered | 1829, August 3rd in Paris, France |
| Type | Opera |
| Approx. duration | 250 minutes |
| Spoken language | French |
| Instruments |
Voice (Baritone)
- Guillaume Tell
Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Hedwige, épouse de Guillaume Tell (Guillaume Tell's wife) Voice (Soprano) - Jemmy, Fils de Guillaume Tell (Guillaume Tell's son) Voice (Soprano) - Mathilde, sœur de Gesler (Gesler's sister and a Habsburg princess Voice (Tenor) - Arnold Melchtal, prétendant de Mathilde Voice (Bass) - Melchtal, père d'Arnold (Arnold's father) Voice (Bass) - Gesler, gouverneur (the Austrian Governor of the cantons of Uri and Schwyz) Voice (Bass) - Walter Furst Voice (Tenor) - Ruodi, un pêcheur (a fisherman) Voice (Bass) - Leuthold, un berger (a shepherd) Voice (Tenor) - Rodolphe, capitaine dans la garde de Gesler (Captain of Gesler's guard) Voice (Baritone) - Un chasseur (A hunter) Chorus/Choir - Peasants, shepherds, knights, pages, ladies, soldiers, bridal couples Orchestra |
| Arrangements |
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Charles Gounod: La chanson de Roland
● Franz Liszt: Ouverture de l'opéra Guillaume Tell de Gioachino Rossini, S. 552 ● Franz Liszt: Caritas (nach Rossini), S. 552a |
| In listings |
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Famous Works
● Famous Works 100 |
| Autotranslations beta |
Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Gioachino Rossini: William Tell |
The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 100th Anniversary Special Concert Myung-Whun Chung May 2, 2012/ Suntory Hall
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Edo de Waart, performs the thrilling finale to Rossini's William Tell Overture. Nothing compares to the thrill of live performance-join us in the hall for world-class playing and unforgettable melodies! Tickets, season schedule and more at www.mso.org (Video by Todd Dacquisto.)
William Tell Ouverture (Allegro) dir. Roberto Salvalaio Zibo TV - China diretta televisiva del 28 dicembre 2009
개그맨 전유성의 제3회 여름방학 팡팡 해설음악회 곡명 - William Tell Overture Final (윌리엄텔 서곡) 지휘 - 주익성 , 연주 - 아모르필하모닉오케스트라 ,필하모니안즈서울오케스트라 총예술감독 박태환 2013년 8월 24일 (토) 오후 2시 예술의 전당 콘서트홀 T&B Entertainment (사)티앤비엔터테인먼트 공연기획, 음반기획, 매니지먼트, 연습실대여 서울시 서초구 서초동 1487-52번지 B1 T. 02-522-5973 / F. 02-522-5974 tnbent@naver.com
✖ All music and images copyrights belong to original artists and distributors. The William Tell Overture is the overture to the opera William Tell (original French title Guillaume Tell), whose music was composed by Gioachino Rossini. William Tell premiered in 1829 and was the last of Rossini's 39 operas, after which he went into semi-retirement, although he continued to compose cantatas, sacred music and secular vocal music. The overture is in four parts, each following without pause. There has been repeated use (and sometimes parody) of parts of this overture in both classical music and popular media, most famously as the theme music for The Lone Ranger in radio, television and film. It was also used as the theme music for the British television series The Adventures of William Tell. Franz Liszt prepared a piano transcription of the overture in 1838 (S.552) which became a staple of his concert repertoire. There are also transcriptions by other composers, including versions by Louis Gottschalk for two and four pianos and a duet for piano and violin.