BLO’s recasting of Rossini’s 'William Tell' in a 21st-century context with political urgency and commentary, creating an impactful season opener for the company’s 50th anniversary.

The big question ahead of Irish National Opera’s (INO) William Tell is not about the cast or designs or staging or conducting. It’s way more basic: after the curtain goes up, at 7pm, what will an ...

Rodoula Gaitanou is a much sought after opera director. She is currently in Melbourne directing Rossini's William Tell. She told SBS Greek that the message of William Tell appeals to her "Greekness".

Irish National Opera's artistic director, Fergus Sheil, rediscovers the riches in Rossini’s final masterpiece, William Tell, which returns to the Irish stage this November after a 145 year hiatus, for ...

The year was 1829, and Rossini was living in Paris. A few years earlier, Rossini had entered into a lucrative arrangement with the Paris Opéra under the patronage of the French monarchy and was ...

You could say that Julien Chavaz became an opera director by epiphany. He was born into a musical family in Switzerland, and had an unusual relationship with opera as a child. His parents bought pairs ...

Boston Lyric Opera is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a performance of "William Tell," a piece that hasn't been staged in the city for 150 years. "The possibilities are endless," performer ...

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