Storyline
“Let us assume that Switzerland is truly a paradise. The music hereto was written long ago. We have merely forgotten it.” (Daniel Schmid) This is the material from which the most Swiss of all operas is made: the legendary Wilhelm Tell – a Swiss hero: straightforward, a primus inter pares of the indomitable freedom fighters, a good shot, surefire. A myth that becomes a poetic playground: nature in turmoil, the struggle for freedom and forbidden love. A legendary overture at a gallop with an iconic post horn motif – all this and much more in the thirty-seventh and last opera by Rossini.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Antonio Salvadori
Guglielmo Tell
Salvatore Fisichella
Arnoldo
Alfredo Zanazzo
Gualtiero Farst
Jacob Will
Melchthal
Margaret Chalker
Jemmy
Nadine Asher
Edwige
Thomas Dewald
Un pescatore
Howard Nelson
Leutoldo
Alfred Muff
Gessler
Maria Chiara
Matilde
Peter Straka
Rodolfo
Peter Stern
Un cacciatore
Frequently Asked Questions
William Tell was released on September 6, 1987.
The runtime of William Tell is 2h 58m.
William Tell is a TV Movie, Music movie.
William Tell is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
William Tell was directed by Daniel Schmid.
The main cast of William Tell includes Antonio Salvadori, Salvatore Fisichella, Alfredo Zanazzo.
William Tell is originally in French.