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William Tell an opera in four acts

Title
  1. William Tell [videorecording] : an opera in four acts / a production of Teatro alla Scala and RAI - Tadiotelevisione Italiana in collaboration with Gruppo ENI ; libretto by Etienne de Jouy & Hippolyte Bis ; music by Gioacchino Rossini ; stage & television direction, Luca Ronconi.
Published by
  1. [Chicago] : Home Vision ; Chatsworth, CA : Distributed by Image Entertainment, [1998], c1991.

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Additional authors
  1. Jouy, Etienne de, 1764-1846.
  2. Bis, Hippolyte, 1789-1855.
  3. Ronconi, Luca
  4. Studer, Cheryl
  5. Felle, Amelia
  6. D'Intino, Luciana
  7. Merritt, Chris, 1952-
  8. Zancanaro, Giorgio
  9. Surian, Giorgio
  10. Roni, Luigi
  11. Muti, Riccardo
  12. Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.
  13. Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805.
  14. Teatro alla Scala. prf pro
  15. Radiotelevisione italiana. pro
  16. Gruppo ENI. pro
  17. Home Vision (Firm) pbl
  18. Image Entertainment (Firm) dst
Description
  1. 2 videodiscs (237 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. The story of William Tell, who had prompted the Swiss to overthrow their Austrian rulers, entwines the the tale of Arnold and Matilda, a villager and a Hapsburg princess torn between their love for one another and their loyalty to their countries. Based on the play by Schiller.
Alternative title
  1. Rossini's William Tell
Subject
  1. Tell, Wilhelm > Drama
  2. Operas
Call number
  1. *LDV 5
Note
  1. Synopsis printed on container.
Credits (note)
  1. Direttore della fotografia, Giogio Citton ; editor, Alfred Muller ; coreografia, Flemming Flindt ; translation and subtitles, Emily King.
Event (note)
  1. Recorded live at Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
System details (note)
  1. DVD, Dolby digital stereo.
Language (note)
  1. Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
Title
  1. William Tell [videorecording] : an opera in four acts / a production of Teatro alla Scala and RAI - Tadiotelevisione Italiana in collaboration with Gruppo ENI ; libretto by Etienne de Jouy & Hippolyte Bis ; music by Gioacchino Rossini ; stage & television direction, Luca Ronconi.
Imprint
  1. [Chicago] : Home Vision ; Chatsworth, CA : Distributed by Image Entertainment, [1998], c1991.
System details
  1. DVD, Dolby digital stereo.
Performer
  1. Cheryl Studer (Matilda), Amelia Felle (Jemmy), soprano ; Luciana d'Intino (Edwige), mezzo-soprano ; Chris Merritt (Arnold), tenor ; Giorgio Zancanaro (William Tell), baritone ; Giorgio Surjan (Walter Furst), Luigi Roni (Gessler), bass ; Chorps de Ballet, Orchestra and Chorus of The Teatro alla Scala ; Riccardo Muti, conductor.
Credits
  1. Direttore della fotografia, Giogio Citton ; editor, Alfred Muller ; coreografia, Flemming Flindt ; translation and subtitles, Emily King.
Event
  1. Recorded live at Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
Language
  1. Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
Added author
  1. Jouy, Etienne de, 1764-1846. Librettist
  2. Bis, Hippolyte, 1789-1855. Librettist
  3. Ronconi, Luca. Director
  4. Studer, Cheryl. voc
  5. Felle, Amelia. voc
  6. D'Intino, Luciana. voc
  7. Merritt, Chris, 1952- voc
  8. Zancanaro, Giorgio. voc
  9. Surian, Giorgio. voc
  10. Roni, Luigi. voc
  11. Muti, Riccardo. Conductor
  12. Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Guillaume Tell.
  13. Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805. Wilhelm Tell. Bibliographic antecedent
  14. Teatro alla Scala. Performer. Producer
  15. Radiotelevisione italiana. Producer
  16. Gruppo ENI. Producer
  17. Home Vision (Firm) Publisher
  18. Image Entertainment (Firm) Distributor
Other standard identifier
  1. 014381435726
Publisher no.
  1. ID4357PUDVD Image Entertainment
Research call number
  1. *LDV 5
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