Opera Essentials: Guillaume Tell
Sofia Fomina as Jemmy and Gerald Finley as Guillaume Tell in rehearsal for Guillaume Tell, The Royal Opera © 2015 ROH. Photograph by Clive Barda The Story Begins… Switzerland is suffering under...
View ArticleGuillaume Tell musical highlight: ‘Sois immobile’
Sofia Fomina as Jemmy and Gerald Finley as William Tell in Guillaume Tell, The Royal Opera © 2015 ROH. Photograph by Clive Barda William Tell shoots an apple off his son’s head. It’s about the only...
View ArticleWatch: Antonio Pappano – ‘When I first studied Guillaume Tell I was hit as if...
The Royal Opera’s new production of Rossini’s Guillaume Tell opens on 29 June. Award-winning Italian director Damiano Michieletto makes his Royal Opera debut with the production, which stars Gerald...
View ArticleWatch: Antonio Pappano conducts the William Tell overture wearing a Go-Pro
We recently strapped GoPro cameras to Music Director of The Royal Opera Antonio Pappano and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House as they rehearsed the iconic William Tell (Guillaume Tell) Overture....
View ArticleYour Reaction: Guillaume Tell
Sofia Fomina as Jemmy and Gerald Finley as William Tell © 2015 ROH. Photo by Clive Barda Musically loved it! Especially Act 3 & 4 were gripping! Special mention must go to Chorus. #ROHTell — Yosh M...
View ArticleGuillaume Tell: A response to recent debate and discussion
Guillaume Tell (The Royal Opera, 2014/15) You might be aware of very strong public reactions to a scene in the third act of Guillaume Tell (William Tell) where there is a depiction of a young woman...
View ArticleWatch: Members of the cast and creative teams on Guillaume Tell
Sofia Fomina in Guillaume Tell © 2015 ROH. Photograph by Clive Barda Damiano Michieletto's new production of Guillaume Tell was screened live in cinemas across the world on 5 July 2015. The production,...
View ArticleSaving the best until last: Our favourite operatic swansongs
The Last Hours of Mozart by Henry Nelson O'Neil, 1849. Image courtesy Wikicommons Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, 1791 Mozart’s final years were hobbled by debt, but he certainly wasn’t...
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