Organization

Conductor

Sebastian Schwab

Stage director

Amélie Niermeyer

Set designer

Christian Schmidt

Costume designer

Axel Aust

Choreographer

Dustin Klein

Chorus master

Zsolt Czetner

Dramaturge

Rainer Karlitschek

Singer

Baritone

Modestas Sedlevičius

William Tell

Tenor

Anton Rositskii

Arnold

Bass

Christian Valle

Walter Furst

Soprano

Giada Borrelli

Jemmy

Matheus França

Gesler

Michał Prószyński

Rudolph

Filipe Manu

Ruodi

Luis Magallanes

Jonathan McGovern

Leuthold

Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha

Mathilde

Claude Eichenberger

Hedwig

Lighting designer

Bernhard Bieri

Andreas Daum

Melchtal

Evgeniya Sotnikova

Nicola Ziccardi

Sung Min Song

Angélique Boudeville

Bühnen Bern

Orchestra

Bern Symphony Orchestra

Others

Chor der Bühnen Bern

French

Guillaume Tell -  (William Tell)

Berne

Switzerland

Stadttheater Bern

Stadttheater

Guillaume Tell Rossini

Public

German

Approved

Guillaume Tell

It is the Swiss myth par excellence: Wilhelm Tell's fight for freedom, which together with the original cantons succeeds in shaking off the Habsburg dictatorship. The fascination and radiance of this character was and is enormous and has left its mark on the cultural history of many countries. In this sense, it is significant that the most famous operatic version of the material was written by the Italian Gioachino Rossini and premiered in Paris. The question of the conditions of freedom knows no borders, and every generation is always faced with the question of which means are justified and right in which situation to guarantee the freedom of the individual and the community or to regain it if it is lost be. In any case, Rossini gives hope above all to those who believe in love, which can lead to peace between hostile parties. The director Amélie Niermeyer and her stage designer Christian Schmidt do not embark on a historical search for traces in Switzerland, but see the great longing for freedom and its promise in many European countries more urgently than ever.

Es ist der Schweizer Mythos schlechthin: der Freiheitskampf Wilhelm Tells, dem es gelingt, gemeinsam mit den
Urkantonen die Habsburger Gewaltherrschaft abzuschütteln. Die Faszination und Strahlkraft dieser Figur war
und ist enorm und hat ihre Spuren in der Kulturgeschichte vieler Länder hinterlassen. Dass die berühmteste Opernversion des Stoffes ausgerechnet vom
Italiener Gioachino Rossini stammt und in Paris uraufgeführt wurde, ist in diesem Sinne bezeichnend. Die Frage
nach den Bedingungen von Freiheit kennt eben keine
Grenzen, und jede Generation steht immer wieder vor der
Frage, welche Mittel in welcher Situation gerechtfertigt
und richtig sind, um die Freiheit des Einzelnen wie der
Gemeinschaft zu garantieren oder erneut zu erlangen,
sollte sie verloren sein. Rossini jedenfalls lässt vor allem
diejenigen hoffen, die an die Liebe glauben, die zwischen
verfeindeten Parteien zu Frieden führen kann.
Die Regisseurin Amélie Niermeyer und ihr Bühnenbildner Christian Schmidt begeben sich nicht auf eine
historisierende Spurensuche in der Schweiz, sondern
sehen in vielen Ländern Europas drängender denn je die
grosse Sehnsucht nach Freiheit und ihr Versprechen

Deutsch

It is the Swiss myth par excellence: Wilhelm Tell's fight for freedom, which succeeds together with the
original cantons to shake off the Habsburg dictatorship. The fascination and radiance of this character was
and is enormous and has left its mark on the cultural history of many countries. That the most famous opera version of the material was written on the
Italian Gioachino Rossini and premiered in Paris is significant in this sense. The question
according to the conditions of freedom knows none
Boundaries, and each generation faces them again and again
Ask which means are justified in which situation
and are right to the freedom of the individual as of
to guarantee or regain communion,
should she be lost. In any case, Rossini leaves it all
hope those who believe in the love that lies between
warring parties can lead to peace.
The director Amélie Niermeyer and her stage designer Christian Schmidt don't go on just one
historicizing search for traces in Switzerland, but
are more urgent than ever in many European countries
great longing for freedom and its promise

English

William Tell by Rossini, From (2022/2023), Directed by Amélie Niermeyer,, Conductor Sebastian Schwab, Stadttheater Bern, Berne, Switzerland

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