A rare chance to hear a performance of Rossini's opera William Tell. Antonio Pappano conducts the Chorus and Orchestra of the Santa Cecilia Academy from Rome in Act 1.
麻豆社 PROMS 2011
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Sean Rafferty
Antonio Pappano comes to the Proms with his Orchestra and Chorus of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome, for a rare performance of Rossini's grandest of operas about the legendary founding fathers of Switzerland and the hero who shoots an apple from his son's head. Michele Pertusi takes the title role and the character of Arnold, one of Rossini's most demanding tenor parts, (complete with numerous high Cs), is sung by the American tenor John Osborn.
Rossini: William Tell, Act I
William Tell ...... Michele Pertusi (baritone)
Arnold Melchthal ...... John Osborn (tenor)
Walter Furst ...... Matthew Rose (bass)
Melchthal ...... Fr茅d茅ric Caton (bass)
Jemmy ...... Elena Xanthoudakis (soprano)
Gesler ...... Nicolas Courjal (bass)
Rodolphe ...... Carlo Bosi (tenor)
Ruodi ...... Celso Albelo (tenor)
Leuthold ...... Mark Stone (baritone)
Mathilde ...... Malyn Bystr枚m (soprano)
Hedwige ...... Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano)
Huntsman ...... Davide Malvestio (bass)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome
Antonio Pappano (conductor).
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Gioachino Rossini
William Tell, Act I
Performers: William Tell ... Michele Pertusi (baritone), Arnold Melchthal ... John Osborn (tenor), Walter Furst ... Matthew Rose (bass), Melchthal ... Fr茅d茅ric Caton (bass), Jemmy ... Elena Xanthoudakis (soprano), Gesler ... Nicolas Courjal (bass), Rodolphe ... Carlo Bosi (tenor), Ruodi ... Celso Albelo (tenor), Leuthold ... Mark Stone (baritone), Mathilde ... Malyn Bystr枚m (soprano), Hedwige ... Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano), Huntsman ... Davide Malvestio (bass), Orchestra and Chorus of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome, Antonio Pappano (conductor).
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- Sat 16 Jul 2011 18:30麻豆社 Radio 3
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