¡Rossini: Guillaume Tell
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[Machine Translation] When we hear the words "William Tell," the scene where he puts an apple on his head and shoots it with a bow comes to everyone's mind. When we think of Rossini's (1792-1868) opera "William Tell," however, we think only of the famous overture. However, both of them are only a part of the opera. Rossini's opera was originally written from a French libretto based on Schiller's play, so all the singing is in French. The title "Guillaume Tell" is also correct, and it is a work of more than four hours in four acts, filled with many episodes. The story is set in 14th century Switzerland, and centers on the love between Arnol, son of the leader Mercator, and Mathilde, an Austrian princess who is his enemy, and is interspersed with political games. Ter, a master archer, is a legendary figure and friend of Arnor. He is an enemy of the Austrian governor, Gesler, and refuses to salute Gesler's hat displayed in the square, and in retaliation Gesler orders him to shoot the apple on the head of Tell's son, Jemi, with his bow. Perhaps the overture and this scene (Act III) could have been enough for the opera. Those around him thought so, and with Rossini's agreement, they removed Act IV, changed and added a few songs, and created a three-act version, which premiered in Paris. But in the end, we will never know which is better. This album contains two altered numbers and the finale of the Paris version (shortened 3-act version) from 1831.
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