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=''[[Guillaume Tell]]'' the opera by Rossini (1829)= | =''[[Guillaume Tell]]'' the opera by Rossini (1829)= | ||
| − | Based on Friedrich Schiller's play [[Wilhelm Tell]], and known as ''[[Guillaume Tell]]'' in French (''[[William Tell]]'' in English and ''[[Guglielmo Tell]]'' in Italian), it was originally written as a French-language opera in four acts by Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gioachino_Rossini], to a libretto by Étienne de Jouy and Hippolyte Bis. | + | Based on Friedrich Schiller's German play ''[[Wilhelm Tell]]'', and known as ''[[Guillaume Tell]]'' in French (''[[William Tell]]'' in English and ''[[Guglielmo Tell]]'' in Italian), it was originally written as a French-language opera in four acts by Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gioachino_Rossini], to a libretto by Étienne de Jouy and Hippolyte Bis. |
The William Tell Overture is one of his best-known and most frequently imitated pieces of music. | The William Tell Overture is one of his best-known and most frequently imitated pieces of music. | ||
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William Tell[1] is a folk hero of Switzerland about whom a number of theatrical works have been produced over the years.
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William Tell by Antoine-Marin Lemierre(1766)
Guillaume Tell is a popular French play written by Lemierre (1733–1793)[2]
Wilhelm Tell by Schiller (1804)
The original text
Originally written in German as Wilhelm Tell and first was staged in Weimar under the direction of Johann Wolfgang Goethe on March 17, 1804.
Published the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Schiller's version translated into English by **
Schiller's version translated into Afrikaans as Wilhelm Tell by D.F. Malherbe and published by Nasionale Pers in the collection Die Meul Dreun en Ander Toneelwerk, 1943.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tell_(play)
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.F._Malherbe
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William Tell by Knowles(1825)
William Tell is a five act play by James Sheridan Knowles (1784–1862)[3].
The original text
First performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on May 11 1825 with William Charles Macready as Tell. Published by Thomas Dolby in 1825.
Translations and adaptations
Later a three act version was created by omitting the sub-plot entirely, and performed by Macready in London and Forrest in New York. Published round about 1845.
Performance history in South Africa
1850: Performed (apparently in the original 5 act version) by James Lycett's Company of amateurs at the Drury Lane Theatre, Cape Town, on 6 September, with The Party Wall (Anon) and music from Rossini's opera of William Tell, by the orchestra of the 73rd Regiment.
Sources
Facsimile version of the original 1825 published text, The Internet Archive[4]
Facsimile version of the adapted 3 act version, Hathi Trust Digital Library[5]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [6]: pp. 425
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Guillaume Tell the opera by Rossini (1829)
Based on Friedrich Schiller's German play Wilhelm Tell, and known as Guillaume Tell in French (William Tell in English and Guglielmo Tell in Italian), it was originally written as a French-language opera in four acts by Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)[7], to a libretto by Étienne de Jouy and Hippolyte Bis.
The William Tell Overture is one of his best-known and most frequently imitated pieces of music.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tell_(opera)
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