‘William Tell,’ Rossini’s Sprawling Swiss Epic

On Saturday afternoon, listen to Opera Southwest’s production of Rossini’s ambitious Swiss epic, William Tell. The enormity of the work itself — a four-hour-long musical event — means it’s one of the more difficult operas to produce, so if it’s been some time since you last listened in full, conductor Anthony Barrese and tenor Sean Anderson (Guillaume Tell) have your back — and your ears.

(Lance Ozier)

Conductor: Anthony Barrese

Cast:

Guillaume Tell: Sean Anderson

Hedwige: Claudia Chapa

Jemmy: Sharin Apostolou

Mathilde: Caroline Worra

Arnold Melcthal: Matthew Vickers

Gesler: Justin Hopkins

Walter Furst: Jeffrey Beruan

Leuthold: Paul Bower

Melchtal: Hans Tashjian

Ruodi: Xavier Prado Caceres

Rodolphe: Joseph Cordova

(Lance Ozier)