Guillaume Tell (Grétry)
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Performance history
It was first performed at the Comédie-Italienne, Paris on 9 April 1791; it was revived at the Opéra-Comique in 1828 before disappearing from the repertoire as Rossini's opera on the same subject gained preference.
An Opéra royal de Wallonie production at the Theatre Royal in Liege in July 2013 featured Marc Laho in the title role and was conducted by Claudio Scimone.[1]
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, April 9, 1791[2] (Conductor: – ) |
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| Guesler | baritone | Chénard |
| Guillaume Tell | tenor | Philippe |
| Madame Tell | soprano | Desforges |
| Marie, Guillaume Tell's daughter | soprano | Rose Renaud |
| Melktal, the son | tenor | Elvion |
| Melktal, the father | baritone | Narbonne |
| An officer | Solier | |
| An old man | Favard | |
| Surlemann | Granger | |
| A traveller | Menier | |
| Traveller's wife | Lescaut | |
| Traveller's child | Chénard | |
| Chorus: Soldiers, village boys and girls, people | ||
Synopsis
The opera is set in 13th century Switzerland. Like Rossini's later work of the same name it portrays the heroic struggle of the liberty-aspiring Swiss patriots led by Tell against the evil and oppressive Austrians under Guesler, the local governor.
References
Sources
- Amadeus Almanac, accessed 30 October 2008
- Guillaume Tell by David Charlton, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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