Antonio Pappano Music Director of The Royal Opera conducts Rossini's epic final masterpiece
of French grand opera with an all-star cast that includes Gerald Finley in the title role
alongside John Osborn Malin Byström and Sofia Fomina. The story of the legendary Swiss patriot
Guillaume Tell determined to free Switzerland from Austrian rule is told through magnificent
arias ensembles and choruses atmospheric musical evocations of the Swiss landscape
particularly in the famous overture and dramatic episodes of great emotional power.
