William Tell

William Tell 1987 Directed by Daniel Schmid Guglielmo Tell

“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.

Country Switzerland

Production Country Switzerland

Language French

Spoken Languages French , German , Italian

Gneres Music , TV Movie

Production Companies SRF , Opernhaus Zürich , Condor Films

Release Date 6 September 1987

178 mins