Rossini: Guillaume Tell (2013): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2013, Rossini: Guillaume Tell is a musik film directed by Graham Vick, running about 247 minutes. “Guillaume Tell Recorded live at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, August 2013” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. The hero of this admirably complete August 2013 Guillaume Tell from Pesaro is homegrown maestro Michele Mariotti. The inimitable overture is (mercifully) unstaged and terrifically played, with splendid cello and flute solos: the fine standard never flags. Rossini’s extraordinary 1829 score audibly presages Meyerbeer, Berlioz, Glinka, Verdi and Wagner, among many others. Graham Vick’s direction privileges class conflict, with a clenched fist on the red-and-white forecurtain. The Edwardian costumes place Austrians in white evening garb; the black-clad Swiss polish the floor while the rulers savor a filming (much of that to follow) — the fisherman Ruodi, in a boat with a blonde and fake scenery, with Tell and his family providing tech support. Vick deploys geographical and historical kitsch liberally but not (always) pointlessly. Ron Howell’s pretentious, mannered choreography, however, beggars belief.

Who’s in it. Rossini: Guillaume Tell stars Nicola Alaimo as Guillaume Tell, Simone Alberghini as Melcthal, Juan Diego Flórez as Arnold and Amanda Forsythe as Jemmy, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, Rossini: Guillaume Tell has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on Carnegie Hall+ Apple TV Channel and Carnegie Hall+ Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Rossini: Guillaume Tell page.

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