William Tell
11/13/10 12:00PM By Peter Fox Smith
Rossini's last opera, written at the age of 37, was his masterpiece Guillaume Tell, which we hear in a recording that features Montserrat Caballé, Mady Mesplé, Nicolai Gedda, and Gabriel
Bacquier.
Playlist
12:00pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
12:07pm
Guillaume Tell: Act I: Part 1
| Composer | Gioachino Rossini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Lamberto Gardelli |
| Soloists | Montserrat Caballé, soprano ; Mady Mesplé, soprano ; Jocelyne Taillon, mezzo-soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Gabriel Bacquier, baritone ; Louis Hendrikx, bass |
| CD/Album | Rossini - Guillaume Tell |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69951 |
| Release Year | 1973 |
1:03pm
Guillaume Tell: Act I: Part 2
| Composer | Gioachino Rossini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Lamberto Gardelli |
| Soloists | Montserrat Caballé, soprano ; Mady Mesplé, soprano ; Jocelyne Taillon, mezzo-soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Gabriel Bacquier, baritone ; Louis Hendrikx, bass |
| CD/Album | Rossini - Guillaume Tell |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69951 |
| Release Year | 1973 |
1:38pm
Guillaume Tell: Act II
| Composer | Gioachino Rossini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Lamberto Gardelli |
| Soloists | Montserrat Caballé, soprano ; Mady Mesplé, soprano ; Jocelyne Taillon, mezzo-soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Gabriel Bacquier, baritone ; Louis Hendrikx, bass |
| CD/Album | Rossini - Guillaume Tell |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69951 |
| Release Year | 1973 |
2:46pm
Guillaume Tell: Act III
| Composer | Gioachino Rossini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Lamberto Gardelli |
| Soloists | Montserrat Caballé, soprano ; Mady Mesplé, soprano ; Jocelyne Taillon, mezzo-soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Gabriel Bacquier, baritone ; Louis Hendrikx, bass |
| CD/Album | Rossini - Guillaume Tell |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69951 |
| Release Year | 1973 |
3:50pm
Guillaume Tell: Act IV
| Composer | Gioachino Rossini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Lamberto Gardelli |
| Soloists | Montserrat Caballé, soprano ; Mady Mesplé, soprano ; Jocelyne Taillon, mezzo-soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Gabriel Bacquier, baritone ; Louis Hendrikx, bass |
| CD/Album | Rossini - Guillaume Tell |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69951 |
| Release Year | 1973 |
4:27pm
Un ballo in maschera: Act I: Scene 2
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
| Conductor | Erich Leinsdorf |
| Soloists | Leontyne Price, soprano ; Shirley Verrett, mezzo-soprano ; Carlo Bergonzi, tenor ; Robert Merrill, baritone ; Reri Grist, soprano ; Ezio Flagello, bass |
| CD/Album | Verdi - Un ballo in maschera |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 6645 |
| Release Year | 1967 |
4:56pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |