Rossini - Guillaume Tell

Il grandioso finale cantato da
Thomas Hampson - Marcello Giordani
Hasmik Papian - Gaele Le Roi
Opera Bastille 2003

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Music

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• Lirica
• Rossini
• Hampson
• Papian

[olaig100]

I personally prefere the original version of the operas. Rossini wrote this opera in french, as Verdi did for Don Carlos. They used a frenh libretto to which the music was perfectly connected as far as the "prosodia" is concerned. I love opera in italian (my mother tang by the way) but I belive that music was insipred to the authors in the base of a french language which some how sound to my ear more adapetd than the italian.

[aletibet]

WOW!!! I saw "Guglielmo Tell" (italian version) twice, directed by Riccardo Muti, in Florence.

I didn't know this very very moving perfomance...and I don't allude directly to Thomas Hampson... He's terrific, especially when he sings in French language...

This video is very touching,too: it seems to me that peace and calm envelop everything!!!

Thank you very much!

Do you Know if there is a DVD or CD complete version?

[olaig100]

@aletibet

I am not so sure but I have the impression of having seen long time ago in a DVD store. Ciao Olaig

[HYDROGENCARS]

OLAIG100, Thank You so much for this video. It is wonderfull! Thank You .

[olaig100]

You are quite welcome HYDROGENCARS and I am very glad you love it. ByBy Olaig

[viennaman89]

it's the greatest final in history! no final is better than wihlem tell final

[rexeterna]

this is possibly the greatest finale in all of opera.

[TommyLom80]

@eugenioernesto Verissimo, e la versione francese (cioè quella originale) rende ancora di più la grandiosità del finale. Non si può fare a meno di emozionarsi ogni volte che si lo si riascolta.

[capvtmvndi90]

Wonderful execution, but the audience must not clap the hands till the maestro put down his own.

[eugenioernesto]

Stupenda esecuzione soprattutto per gli interpreti, dall'espressione intensa e solenne. Le voci sono tutte sontuose, l'orchestra ha tutto lo smalto del grand opéra. E' il più bell'inno alla libertà e alla natura della storia della musica!

[devanandanji]

As a child I remember this music as the opening programs of Italian state Television -RAI-, only the music not the singing words of the finale, now I know why they decided to open the programs with such masterpiece of Rossini. Great Heavenly bliss.

[ermin2000]

Momento di alta poesia, di musica sublime, di grandiosi interpreti. Un momento irripetibile e magico che celebra la libertà finalmente raggiunta. Libertà, libertà!!!!

[georgerannie]

I do like Thomas in this!!

[philipc67]

Although I prefer the Italian translation (Di tuo regno sia l'avvento, sulla terra o Liberta), much more simple, this is magnificent finale, arguably the very best one can hope to see. Pure heaven. Bravo Rossini!