This is a partial discography of William Tell (French: Guillaume Tell), an opera with music by Gioachino Rossini and a French libretto by Etienne de Jouy and Hippolyte Bis. The work was first performed on 3 August 1829 by the Paris Opera at the Salle Le Peletier. It was first performed in Italian as Guglielmo Tell in Germany on 28–29 January 1831 in Dresden and in Italy on 17 September 1831 in Lucca (translated by Calisto Bassi).Loewenberg 1978, columns 719–721.
French original as Guillaume Tell YearCast:Guillaume Tell, Arnold Melchtal, Walter Furst, Jemmy, Hedwige, Gessler,Mathilde, Ruodi,Rodolphe,LeutholdConductor,Opera House and OrchestraLabel Recordings of William Tell on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk1972Gabriel Bacquier,Nicolai Gedda,Kolos Kováts,Mady Mesplé,Jocelyne Taillon,Louis Hendrikx,Montserrat Caballé,Charles Burles,Ricardo Cassinelli,Leslie FysonLamberto Gardelli,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Ambrosian Opera ChorusAudio CD: EMI CMSCat: 7 69951–2;AngelCat: CDMD 69951 1998Thomas Hampson,Giuseppe Sabbatini,Wojtek Smilek,Dawn Kotoski,Michaela Ungureanu,Egils Silins,Nancy Gustafson,Mathias Zachariassen,John Dickie,Yu ChenFabio Luisi,Chorus and Orchestra of theVienna State Opera(Recorded live on 24 October,incomplete)Audio CD: Orfeo d'OrCat: 2011Gerald Finley,John Osborn,Matthew Rose,Elena Xanthoudakis,Carlo Cigni,Malin ByströmAntonio Pappano,Orchestra and Chorus of theAccademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia,incomplete Audio CD: EMI,Cat: 2013Andrew Foster Williams, Michael Spyres, Nahuel di Pierro, Tara Stafford, Alessandra Volpe, Raffaele Facciolà, Judith HowarthAntonino Fogliani, Virtuosi Brunensis, Bach Chamber Choir Poznan, (First totally uncut version recorded live during the XXVth Belcanto Opera Festival Rossini in Wildbad 2013) Audio CD NAXOS 8.660363-66, (including the omitted or alternative numbers and the new finale of the three-act version)2015Nicola Alaima,Juan Diego Flórez,Simon Orfila,Amanda Forsythe,Veronia Sieoni,Luca Tittoto,Marina Rebeka,Celso Albelo,Alessandro Luciano,Wojtek GierlachMichele Mariotti,Teatro Comunale di Bologna orchestra and chorus,Graham Vick, stage directorVideo DVD Decca Records Cat:07438712017Gerald Finley, John Osborn, Alexander Vinogradov,Sofia Fomina,Enkelejda Shkosa,Nicolas Courjal,Malin Byström,Enea Scala,Michael Colvin,Samuel Dale JohnsonAntonio Pappano,The Royal Opera orchestra and chorus, Damiano Michieletto, stage directorDVD:Opus Arte Cat:OABD7195D
Italian translation as Guglielmo Tell YearCast:The Italian role names are based on the translation by Calisto Bassi. View at Google Books.Guglielmo Tell, Arnoldo, Valter, Melchtal, Jemmy, Eduige, Gessler,Matilde,Ruodi,Rodolfo,LeutoldoConductor,Opera House and OrchestraLabel1952 Giuseppe Taddei,Mario Filippeschi,Giorgio Tozzi,Plinio Clabassi, Graziella Sciutti,Miti Truccato Pace,Fernando Corena, Rosanna Carteri, Tommaso Soley,Antonio Pirino,Mario Zorgniotti Mario Rossi,Orchestra and Chorus of(Recording of a performance with cuts, broadcast on 8 March)Audio CD: Warner FonitCat: 8573 87489-21956Gianni Jaia,Giuseppe Modesti,Ivan Sardi,Jolanda Mancini,Giannella Borelli,Enrico Campi,Anita Cerquetti,Tommaso Soley,Antonio Pirino,Sergio NicolaiMario Rossi,Orchestra and Chorus ofRadio Italiana, Milan(Broadcast on 5 September)Audio CD: MytoCat: 3MCD 001 212;AndromedaCat: ANDRCD 5045 1965Giangiacomo Guelfi,Gianni Raimondi,Paolo Washington,Bruno Marangoni,Leyla Bersiani,Anna Maria Rota,Silviano Pagliuca,Leyla Gencer, Enrico CampiFernando Previtali,Orchestra and Chorus of theTeatro di San Carlo, Naples(Recorded live on 11 December)Audio CD: Great Opera PerformancesCat: G.O.P. 715;Opera d'OroCat: OPD 14611972Norman Mittelmann,Nicolai Gedda,Mario Rinaudo,Agostino Ferrin,Flora Rafanelli,Maria Casula,Luigi Roni,Eva Marton,Vittorio Terranova,Dino Formichini,Giorgio GiorgettiRiccardo Muti,Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra and Chorus, FlorenceCD: Gala Records,Cat: 100616Sherrill Milnes,Luciano Pavarotti,Nicolai Ghiaurov,John Tomlinson,Della Jones,Elizabeth Connell,Ferruccio Mazzoli,Mirella Freni,Piero di Palma,Cesar Antonio Suarez,Richard van AllanRiccardo Chailly,National Philharmonic Orchestra,Ambrosian Opera ChorusAudio CD: Decca (London)Cat: 417 154–2;DeccaCat: 475 77231988Giorgio Zancanaro,Chris Merritt,Giorgio Surjan,Franco De Grandis,Amelia Felle,Luciana D' Intino,Luigi Roni,Cheryl StuderRiccardo Muti,Orchestra and Chorus of theTeatro alla Scala, Milan(Recorded live in December)Audio CD: PhilipsCat: 422-391-2;DVD: Image EntertainmentsCat: ID 4357;Opus ArteCat: OA LS 3002 D;Opus ArteCat: OA 3001
German translation as Wilhelm Tell YearCastWilhelm Tell,Arnold,Melchtal,Jemmy,Hedwig,Ruodi,MatildaConductor,Opera house and OrchestraLabel1953Theodor Horand,Gert Lutze,Hellmuth Kaphahn,Margarete Hahnkamm,Elisabeth Holtkamp,Heinz Holzke,Annaliese Schubert-HeuhausHerbert Kegel,Leipzig Symphony Orchestra and ChorusAudio CD: WalhallCat: 0239
References Notes
Sources Loewenberg, Alfred (1978). Annals of Opera 1597–1940 (third edition, revised). Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield. .