William TellMovie
“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.
About William Tell
William Tell is a 1987 tv movie, music movie directed by Daniel Schmid.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 58m, production credits from Switzerland, an original language code of FR.
The credited cast includes Antonio Salvadori, Salvatore Fisichella, Alfredo Zanazzo, Jacob Will. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
