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Guillaume Tell : opera in four acts

Title
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.
Author
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868
Publication
  • London : Decca, [2015]
  • ©2015

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Additional Authors
  • Jouy, Étienne de, 1764-1846
  • Bis, Hippolyte, 1789-1855
  • Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805.
  • Alaimo, Nicola
  • Rebeka, Marina, 1980-
  • Flórez, Juan Diego, 1973-
  • Orfila, Simón
  • Alberghini, Simone
  • Forsythe, Amanda
  • Mariotti, Michele
  • Vick, Graham, 1953-2021
  • Brown, Paul, 1960-
  • Howell, Ron (Choreographer)
  • Mancini, Tiziano
  • Teatro comunale (Bologna, Italy). Orchestra, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  • Teatro comunale (Bologna, Italy). Coro, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  • Unitel Classica (Firm), production company. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn
  • Rossini Opera Festival (Pesaro, Italy), sponsoring body.
  • Decca Record Company, publisher. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl
Description
2 videodiscs (247 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in. +
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.
Uniform Title
Guillaume Tell
Alternative Title
Guillaume Tell
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Operas.
  • Feature films.
  • Nonfiction films.
  • Drama.
Note
  • 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.
Credits (note)
  • Graham Vick, director ; Paul Brown, set and costume designer ; Ron Howell, choreographer ; Giuseppe Di Iorio, lighting designer ; directed for video by Tiziano Mancini.
System Details (note)
  • DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, Dolby stereo; aspect ratio 16:9.
Language (note)
  • Sung in French with English, German, French and Korean subtitles.
LCCN
044007438701
OCLC
  • ocn909387344
  • 909387344
  • SCSB-9445810
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries