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Composed by Giachino Rossini (1792–1868), the greatest Italian composer of his time.
This opera depicts the story of Switzerland's legendary founding fathers and a courageous 13th century folk hero, Wilhelm Tell, who symbolized the struggle for political and individual freedom. According to legend, Tell was forced to shoot an apple from his son's head after refusing to pay homage to a Hapsburg liege. His courage and famed marksmanship launched an uprising that brought the Swiss independence from the Hapsburg dynasty.
This recording is part of a music article performed by the Orchestra and Chorus of Rome's Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. It was conducted by the world's leading opera conductor Sir Antonio Pappano, who is also the Music Director of the Royal Opera House. It features Canadian baritone Gerald Finley, American tenor John Osborn and sopranos Malin Byström and Marie-Nicole Lemieux.
Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976)
Canadian bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor.
Theme from A Summer Place was recorded as an instrumental for a 1959 film A Summer Place. The song was a number one hit for nine weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1960.
Conductor: Nicola Rescigno
Maria Callas Hamburg Concert, 16 March 1962.
Lyrics:
Ah! se una volta sola
rivederlo potessi, anzi che all´ara
altra sposa ei guidasse!
Vana speranza!
lo sento suonar la sacra squilla... al tempio ei muove...
Ah! l´ho perduto... e pur... rea non son io
Gran Dio, non mirar il mio pianto: io gliel perdono.
Quanto infelice io sonofelice ei sia.
Questa d´un cor che muore è l´ultima preghiera...
Ah, sì...
Questa d´un cor che muore è l´ultima preghiera
L´anello mio... l´anello...
Ei me l´ha tolto.
Ma non puè rapirmi l´immagin sua...
Sculta ella è qui, nem petto.
Né te, d´eterno affetto
tenero pegno, o fior, ancor ti bacio
Ancor ti bacio
Ancor ti bacio, ma... inaritido sei.
Ah! non credea mirarti
Sì presto estinto, o fiore;
Passasti al par d'amore,
Che un giorno solo,
Che un giorno sol durò,
Che un giorno solo ah sol durò
Passasti al par d'amore.
Che un giorno,
Che un giorno sol durò.
Potria novel vigore
Il pianto, pianto mio recarti,
Ma ravvivar l'amore
Il pianto mio ah, no, no, non può.
Ah! non credea
Ah! non credea
Al par d'amor, al par d'amor
Che...
