Rossini: William Tell – review

Byström/Osborn/Finley/Cigni/Orchestra and Chorus of the Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/Pappano (EMI, 3CDs)Antonio Pappano and his Academia di Santa Cecilia forces scored a notable success with Rossini's vast libertarian opera at this year's Proms. They recorded it live in Rome last autumn, albeit with a slightly different cast: most significantly, Tell was played by Gerald Finley, rather than by Michele Pertusi who took the role in London. Finley's performances marked the start of his grav...

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