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Guillaume Tell : opera in four acts / Gioachino Rossini ; libretto by Étienne de Jouy and Hippolyte Bis ; Unitel Classica, Rossini Opera Festival present, from the Rossini Opera Festival Pesaro.
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center Music DVD 2535
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- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868, composer.
- Standardized Title:
- Guillaume Tell
- Language:
- English
- French
- German
- Korean
- Subjects (All):
- Tell, Wilhelm--Drama.
- Tell, Wilhelm.
- Genre:
- Operas.
- Feature films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (247 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
- DVD 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Decca, [2015]
- Language Note:
- Sung in French with English, German, French and Korean subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, Dolby stereo; aspect ratio 16:9.
- digital optical stereo surround Dolby
- NTSC
- video file DVD video region 0
- Summary:
- The undisputed Rossini tenor par excellence, Juan Diego Florez makes his debut in the demanding role of Arnold. Graham Vick interprets the William Tell legend of patriotic and political intrigue in fourteenth century Switzerland as a timeless class conflict with dramatic and unforgettable images.
- Participant:
- Nicola Alaimo (Guillaume Tell), Marina Rebeka (Mathilde), Juan Diego Flórez (Arnold), Simon Orfila (Walter), Amanda Forsythe (Jemmy), Simone Alberghini (Melcthal) ; supporting soloists ; Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna ; Michele Mariotti, conductor.
- Credits:
- Graham Vick, director ; Paul Brown, set and costume designer ; Ron Howell, choreographer ; Giuseppe Di Iorio, lighting designer ; directed for video by Tiziano Mancini.
- Notes:
- Wide screen.
- Libretto after Wilhelm Tell by Friedrich von Schiller.
- Includes bonus feature: William Tell, behind the scenes (17 min.).
- Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French in container.
- Recorded 2013 August Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro.
- OCLC:
- 909387344
- Publisher Number:
- 044007438701
- 074 3870 Decca
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