William Tell = Guillaume Tell / Rossini ; Royal Opera House ; directed for the stage by Damiano Michieletto ; directed for the screen by Jonathan Haswell ; extra features produced and directed by Flavia Rittner ; producer, James Whitbourn.

Author
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868 [Browse]
Format
Video/Projected medium
Language
French
Published/​Created
  • London : Opus Arte, [2017]
  • ©2017
Description
2 videodiscs (216 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (47 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)

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  • 2 Discs; booklet

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    Subject(s)
    Instrumentalist
    Singer
    Publisher
    Stage director
    Director
    Producer
    Set designer
    Costume designer
    Conductor
    Library of Congress genre(s)
    Contains
    Medium/​Support
    DVD 4 3/4 in.
    Notes
    • Opera in four acts ; libretto, Étienne de Jouy and Hippolyte-Louis-Florent Bis, assisted by Armand Marrast and Adolphe Crémieux, based on Friedrich von Schillers's play Wilhelm Tell ; critical edition by E.C. Bartlett.
    • Extra features: Introduction to Guillaume Tell ; The Tenor Voice ; Royal Opera Chorus ; Cast Gallery (15 min).
    Creation/​Production credits
    Executive producer, Jeremy Wilkinson ; Paolo Fantin, set designer ; Carla Teti, costume designer ; Jonathan Haswell, video director.
    Time and place of event
    Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 5 July 2015.
    System details
    DVD9, LPCM 2.0, DTS digital surround, Anamorphic wide screen (16:9), all regions.
    Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
    Gerald Finley (Guillaume Tell), Malin Byström (Mathilde), John Osborn (Arnold Melcthal), Enkelejda Shkosa (Hedwige), Sofia Fomina (Jemmy), Eric Halfvarson (Melcthal), Nicolas Courjal (Gesler) ; Royal Opera Chorus ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Antonio Pappano (conductor).
    Language note
    Sung in French with German, English, French, Japanese and Korean subtitles.
    Contents
    • Disc 1. Acts I and II
    • Disc 2. Acts III and IV, extra features.
    Other title(s)
    Guillaume Tell
    Publisher no.
    OA 1205 D
    OCLC
    1004394486
    Universal Product Code
    • 809478012054
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