WILLIAM TELL Rossini – Irish National Opera

2023年01月16日

オーストリア占領下のスイスで、自由を求める闘士。ハプスブルク家の圧制的な総督。スイスで最も有名なリンゴ。そして、国境を越えた愛の物語。ロッシーニ最後の傑作であり、世界で最も有名な序曲を持つこのスリリングな大作は、彼の最も野心的で前向きな、そして声楽的に挑戦的なオペラです。1830年のフランス革命の雄叫びにもなったロッシーニ最後のオペラは、まさに革命的としか言いようがありません。シラーの戯曲に基づき、スイスの民衆英雄の伝説を再現した「ギョーム・テル」は、自由への壮大な賛歌である。この物語は、オーストリアの侵略に直面するスイスの遠隔地のコミュニティだけの話ではありません。突然、文明のモデルに対する脅威に直面することになった社会の物語なのです。(English) A freedom fighter in Austrian-occupied Switzerland. An oppressive Habsburg governor. The most famous Swiss apple. And a love story that crosses national divides. Rossini's thrilling epic, his final masterpiece with the world's most famous overture, is his most ambitious, forward-looking, and vocally challenging opera. Having become the rallying cry of the 1830 revolution in France, Rossini's final opera is nothing short of revolutionary itself. Retelling the legend of the Swiss folk hero based on Schiller's play, Guillaume Tell is an exquisite ode to freedom. The story is not just about a remote Swiss community facing Austrian invaders. Instead, it is the story of a society that suddenly has to face a threat to its model of civilization.

William Tell Guillaume Tell

First staged on 3 August 1829, the Paris Opera House

Based on Friedrich von Schiller's play Wilhelm Tell

Script by Etienne de Jouy and Hippolyte Biss

Duration Less than 4 hours

William Tell is an opera by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868).

Rossini went into retirement for more than 30 years after this opera.

The opera was first performed in French but is often performed in Italian and French.

Main characters

Characters Details.

Guillaume Tell (baritone) William Tell. Master bowler.

Edwige (mezzo-soprano) Tell's wife.

Gemi (soprano) Tell's son

Mathilde (soprano) Princess of the Habsburgs, Arnold's lover

Arnold Mercutar (tenor) Lover of Mathilde

Mercutar (bass) Arnold's father, the elder

Walter Furst (bass) Swiss patriot

Gesler (Bass) Oppressor of the Swiss cantons and Uri

Rodolphe (Tenor) Jesler's man, head of the guard

Luodi (Tenor) Fisherman

Ludo (bass) Shepherd

Hunter (baritone)

A brief synopsis and description of William Tell (Rossini)

Switzerland is under Austrian oppression.

The Swiss cantons allied and decided to fight to regain their freedom.

Ter (on the Swiss side), a master archer, is once captured by the enemy, but in the end, he strikes his arch-enemy, Gesler.

In the end, the Swiss Confederation broke free from Austrian oppression and regained its freedom.

Side story.

Arnold is in love with Mathilde, a princess of the enemy Austrian state.

Amid an adversarial relationship, the two struggle between country and love.

Act 1: 'William Tell.'

Tell laments that 'Switzerland is under oppression.'

Canton Uri, Switzerland: home of William Tell.

As farmers and fishermen cheerfully work, Tell laments the 'loss of freedom in Switzerland'.

Switzerland is ruled by Austria (the Habsburgs).

Meanwhile, preparations are underway for three weddings officiated by the elder Mercutar.

Mercutar urges his son Arnold: "You, too, marry quickly." He encourages his son Arnold to marry as soon as possible.

Arnold is in love with an enemy princess.

Arnold is in love with Mathilde, a Habsburg princess.

Arnold sings about his unhappiness at falling in love with an enemy princess and his love for her.

One day, Arnold rescued a woman caught in an avalanche.

It happened to be Mathilde, and the two fell in love.

Then a horn sounds, announcing the arrival of the enemy Austrians.

The horn means that not only Gesler (the oppressor, the enemy boss) has arrived, but also Mathilde (the Habsburg princess, Arnold's lover).

Ter appeals to Arnold to 'fight the enemy,' and Arnold struggles between love and his homeland.

The enemy captures Mercutar.

The wedding is ready, and everyone celebrates and dances.

Then the shepherd Ludo runs in to ask for help.

Enemy soldiers assault Ludo's daughter.

Angered, Ludo kills the soldier to protect his daughter.

With the river rushing by, Tell takes a boat, carries Ludo to the other side, and rescues him.

Rodolphe (the head of the enemy guard) pursues, but not only is he unable to capture Ludrud, but he is also unable to identify his accomplice (Tell).

Rodolphe captures Mercutar out of spite.

Act 2: 'William Tell.'

Everyone decides to 'stand up against Austrian oppression.'

Lütli Hill is on Lake Lucerne's shores (which straddles four cantons).

People sing of the coming of night.

Mathilde (Habsburg princess) appears and sings of her love for her lover. (Sombre forêt)

Arnold, her lover, appears, and they confirm their love.

Mathilde, sensing the presence of others, leaves and is replaced by Tell and Valter (Swiss patriots).

When Arnold receives 'the news that his father Mercutar has been murdered,' he gives up on love and vows revenge.

Soon the patriots from the cantons (Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden) also gather, and an alliance is formed.

They all vow to 'fight together against the enemy Austria.'

Act 3: 'William Tell.'

Arnold bids farewell to his lover Mathilde.

The dilapidated chapel.

Arnold tells his lover Mathilde that her 'father has been murdered.'

Arnold bids her eternal farewell and leaves.

Tell is recognized as the 'shepherd's rescuer.'

Preparations are being made for the "centenary celebrations of Austrian rule in Switzerland."

The hat of Gesrel (the enemy boss) is hoisted there.

Tel appears with his son Jemi.

Jethrel orders everyone to salute the hat, but Tell scoffs at him.

This leads to it being revealed that 'Tell helped Ludo (the shepherd).'

Tell is captured and taken away.

Jethrel tells Tell that he will forgive him if he puts an apple on his son's head and strikes it down.

Tell aims (Sois immobile) and successfully shoots the apple.

However, he drops another arrow at his feet.

When Tell says he will shoot Jethrel with the other arrow if he misses, Jethrel becomes furious.

Tell is captured and taken away for imprisonment.

Her son Jemi is taken under her protection, as arranged by Mathilde.

Mathilde is a Habsburg princess, so Jethrel cannot afford to do her any favors.

Act 4: 'William Tell.'

Allies unite and vow to 'rescue Tell.'

Arnold remembers his late father and vows revenge. (Asile héréditaire)

The Swiss Confederation gathers there and shouts, "Rescue Tell."

Arnold tells them where the 'weapons are hidden,' and they all chant, 'rescue and avenge Tell.'

Arnold has been gathering weapons with his late father in preparation for battle.

Jemi (Tell's son) returns to his mother Tell's house.

Edvige (Tell's wife) laments the 'loss of her husband and son.'

Then Mathilde appears with her son Jémie, and Edvige rejoices at the return of her son.

Ludo (the shepherd) then appears and tells them, ' Tell, who has gone on board with Jethrel, has been unchained and is at the helm of the boat.' He tells them.

'Free Switzerland' is restored, and the opera ends.

Tell's be taken to the fortress.

During a storm, the boat where Tell is on board rides up on shore.

There, Tell is reunited with his wife and son.

Jemi tells his father Tell: "We didn't have any firewood, so we set fire to the house and lit a wolfsbane."

Tell receives a bow and arrow from his son and successfully shoots Jethrel.

The Swiss allies, roused by the wolfsbane, return to take Gesler's castle.

The storm subsides, and the opera ends with everyone singing 'Freedom Revisited.'

'For our country and for our freedom'. The arrow aimed at his son shot through...

https://tabi-labo.com/301946/wdt-11-18-william-tell

'William Tell placed on his son's head apple with a bow and arrow' on 18 November, 716 years ago (1307).

Gioachino Antonio Rossini - wikipedia

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Gioachino Antonio Rossini (Italian: Gioachino Antonio Rossini, 1792 - 1868) was an Italian composer. He composed numerous operas, and The Barber of Seville remains an operatic classic. After moving to France, he wrote the grand opera William Tell. He is also known as a gourmand.