Wilhelm Tell (opera by Rossini)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:opera
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Wilhelm_Tell_(play_by_Friedrich_Schiller)
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Gioachino_Rossini
gptkbp:duration approximately 4 hours
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Paris_Opéra
gptkbp:genre grand opera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wilhelm Tell (opera by Rossini)
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Étienne_de_Jouy
gptkb:Hippolyte_Bis
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Wilhelm_Tell
gptkb:Mathilde
gptkb:Gessler
gptkb:Arnold_Melchtal
gptkbp:notableAdaptation William Tell Overture (standalone orchestral piece)
William Tell Overture (used in The Lone Ranger)
William Tell Overture (used in cartoons and popular culture)
gptkbp:notableAria gptkb:Asile_héréditaire
gptkb:O_muto_asil_del_pianto
gptkb:Sombre_forêt
Sois immobile
gptkbp:notableFor famous for its overture
last opera composed by Rossini
libretto based on Schiller's play
premiered at Salle Le Peletier, Paris
Rossini retired from opera composition after this work
gptkbp:notableOverture gptkb:William_Tell_Overture
gptkbp:notableRecording EMI 1972 (conducted by Lamberto Gardelli)
Warner Classics 2010 (conducted by Antonio Pappano)
Decca 1980 (conducted by Riccardo Muti)
Sony 1992 (conducted by Antonio Pappano)
gptkbp:numberOfActs 4
gptkbp:originalTitle gptkb:Guillaume_Tell
gptkbp:premiereDate 1829-08-03
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Paris_Opéra
gptkbp:publisher Troupenas
gptkbp:setInPeriod 14th century
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:title gptkb:Wilhelm_Tell
gptkb:Guglielmo_Tell
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wilhelm_Tell_(play_by_Friedrich_Schiller)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8