TEATRO REGIO TORINO ROSSINI TOUR
For the first time the Teatro Regio in America
presenting Guglielmo Tell by Rossini
Wednesday, 3rd December 2014, Chicago, Harris Theater at 19:00
Friday, 5th December 2014, Toronto, Roy Thomson Hall at 19:00
Sunday, 7th December 2014, New York, Carnegie Hall at 14:00
Tuesday, 9th December 2014, Ann Arbor (Michigan), Hill Auditorium at 19:30
OTHER EVENTS:
Sunday, 7th December 2014, New York, Eataly at 22:00
Monday, 8th December 2014, New York, Headquarters of the United Nations at 19:00
Thanks to the unanimous consent obtained in each tour and the quality of the productions
presented in the course of the seasons, the Teatro Regio Torino continues to receive many
invitations abroad. After Tokyo, St. Petersburg, Edinburgh and Paris it is now the turn of the
Teatro Regio Torino Rossini Tour. In only seven days we will have touched Chicago, Toronto,
New York and Ann Arbor; four different cities from the prestigious musical vocation, between
United States of America and Canada, taking, in concert performance, Guglielmo Tell by
Gioachino Rossini. Gianandrea Noseda – just named “Conducted of the year” by the prestigious
Musical America – will conduct the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Regio, along with a list of
internationally renowned soloists (Luca Salsi, John Osborn and Angela Meade). Rossini’s operas
will be the ensign of Italy’s Excellence. The Main Partners of this complex and rich art project are:
Barilla, Eataly, Eni, Lavazza, sponsor: Maserati; all precious supporters of the Teatro Regio Torino
Rossini Tour; the only Italian opera theatre with unsurpassed international recognition. A special
thanks to The Opera Foundation.
The Guglielmo Tell, presented in the Opera Season 2013-2014, was a great success: public
and critics acclaimed the production which has become the emblem of quality of the theatre to be
known abroad. The Teatro Regio Torino Rossini Tour will start on Wednesday 3rd December
2014 at the Harris Theatre in Chicago, one of the most modern and functional auditorium ever
built. Opened in 2003, it immediately became a point of reference in the international classical
music. On Friday 5th December we will be at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, a futuristic hall
with perfect acoustics; the musical heart of one of the most important cities in Canada. On Sunday
7th December we will play in the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York, a place where Antonín
Dvořák, George Gershwin, Arnold Schoenberg and Igor Stravinsky presented, in a world
premiere, their masterpieces. We will perform the Guglielmo Tell in the largest of the three concert
halls that make up the Carnegie Hall: the Isaac Stern Auditorium, with a capacity of 2804 seats.
The tour will end on Tuesday 9th December in Ann Arbor, at the Hill Auditorium, another
famous concert hall of the Midwest, which has welcomed, in more than a hundred years, artists
such as Enrico Caruso, Johan Sutherland, Jessye Norman, Yo-Yo Ma, Vladimir Horowitz and
prestigious orchestras such as the Vienna Philharmonic and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Two other important and prestigious events will be added: the first on sunday 7th
December, Gianandrea Noseda will conduct the Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino in a concert at
Eataly in New York. This exceptional concert is becoming a very special night party for New
Yorkers as a highlight event of winter. The program include famous Symphonies taken from four
operas of Gioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra, La Cenerentola, Il barbiere di Siviglia and Guglielmo Tell.
This concert will unite the culture of Italian food and the great music in a charity event. For the
occasion will be collected funds for The Global Fund, an organization in the forefront of the fight
against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, which boasts Bono as one of the founding lead. The
second event will be on monday 8th December, also in New York, in the UN Headquarters, to
mark the end of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. There, the
Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino will perform Antiche arie e danze by Ottorino Respighi and Le
Quattro Stagioni by Antonio Vivaldi, Sergey Galaktionov conductor and violin soloist. This concert
give rise to an important moment in the history of our theatre in the name of Italy, under the sign
of music, to spread a strong message of peace and brotherhood among peoples.
In the four concerts of the Teatro Regio Torino Rossini Tour, the conductor Gianandrea
Noseda will lead the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Regio, in the Rossini’s last touch of
genius composed in 1828: Guglielmo Tell. The baritone Luca Salsi, a greatly appreciated interpreter
of the Rossini repertoire, will give voice to the protagonist. The tenor John Osborn, who has just
won an important “Bellini d'Oro” for his international career, will give life to the character of
Arnoldo, the conspirator torn between love and his homeland. This same role will be played, only
in Toronto, by the young tenor Enea Scala, who has worked with conductors such as Bartoletti,
Rousset, Mariotti and renowned directors such as Michieletto, Vick and Vizioli. The soprano
Angela Meade, winner of many international competitions as well as a popular interpreter of the
Italian operatic repertoire, will play the Princess Matilde. Rounding out the cast Marco Spotti
(Gualtiero Farst), Fabrizio Beggi (Melcthal’s father), Gabriele Sagona (Gessler), Marina
Bucciarelli (Jemmy), Anna Anna Maria Chiuri (Edwige), Mikeldi Atxalandabaso (Ruodi),
Saverio Fiore (Rodolfo) and Paolo Maria Orecchia (Leutoldo). The Chorus of the Teatro Regio,
the protagonist of some of the most beautiful scores of this opera, will be led by Claudio Fenoglio.
The opera, in concert performance, will be presented with the Italian translation of Calisto Bassi,
restored in 1988 by Paolo Cattelan.
The conductor Gianandrea Noseda considers the Guglielmo Tell one of the greatest
masterpieces of all times. Maestro Noseda said: «The Guglielmo Tell is a title with which to sum up
the experiences of the past, obtaining the best and projecting into the future». Rossini began
writing his last and revolutionary opera in the spring of 1828. He, who had been residing in Paris
for a while, had the audience anxiously waiting for a new opera created specifically for the
Parisians. Guglielmo Tell was completed in five months (an unusually long time for the composer)
and at its first performance, in August 1829, it was received rather coldly; only some critics and
musicians, such as Berlioz and Donizetti, were able to appreciate the beauty of this exquisitely
romantic music; Donizetti himself said: «The first and third acts were written by Rossini, the
second was written by God». As usual, you can follow the backstage and all the appointments of
the Teatro Regio Torino Rossini Tour as well as discover some curiosity about interpreters by
watching The Sketches of Passion (Pillole di Passione) by Paola Giunti on
www.teatroregio.torino.it and on our channel www.youtube.com/TeatroRegioTorino.
Follow the Teatro Regio Torino Rossini Tour sui nostri social media!
Torino, 24th November, 2014
PRESS OFFICE
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MAIN PARTNERS
«It’s a great pleasure for me to represent – together with the other partners – our country. Much
of the success of the “Made in Italy” brand stems from the agricultural sector and the outstanding
quality of our food products. In addition to food, Italy is known and appreciated all over the world for
its music and the genius of its composers. This event is a celebration of the Italian heritage, which has
deep roots, but must be protected and fed with innovative ideas in order to preserve its authenticity, so
it can contribute to the greatness of our country».
Guido Barilla
President of Barilla Group
«The Teatro Regio Torino is unquestionably one of the greatest beauties of our country. Eataly is
very proud to have contributed to this fantastic tour in North America. On December 7th, the Teatro
Regio will be protagonist of an once-in-a-lifetime appointment inside Eataly New York. Rossini’s music
will be accompanied by the marvellous world of the “Made in Italy” cuisine in New York’s Italian
culinary temple. It will be a great moment for our country and a source of pride for all Italians».
Oscar Farinetti
President of Eataly
«Through its commitment to culture, Eni combines its intrinsic value of being a big energy
company, among the largest in the world, together with the social fabric of the Countries in which it
operates. Eni supports actively most of the valuable artistic events of national and international
recognition like for instance the American tour of the Teatro Regio Torino, which will see its Orchestra
performing overseas for the first time. Eni renews its connection with Turin, an important cultural
centre widespread also abroad, and strategically, of strong interest for the company».
Eni
«Lavazza is happy to announce its support for the prestigious tour of the Teatro Regio Torino, to
Canada and the US. Having had a long relationship with art, from Renaissance art to photography,
from design to music, Lavazza enthusiastically joins the commitment by the Teatro Regio Torino to
internationally promote Italian culture. We are actively working to make the United States our second
home by bringing an authentically Italian experience of which artistic culture and sensibility are an
integral part».
Giuseppe Lavazza
Vice-President of Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.
SPONSOR
«We are proud to share this distinguishing achievement of Italian heritage in honour of
Maserati’s automotive history with the Teatro Regio Torino. Maserati has been instrumental in bringing
the best of ‘Made in Italy’ to North America, reinforcing Italian excellence, design, culture and
craftsmanship in the market today».
Peter Grady
President & CEO of Maserati North America, Inc.
TEATRO REGIO TORINO ROSSINI TOUR
Chicago, Harris Theater, Wednesday, 3th December 2014, 7 pm
Toronto, Roy Thomson Hall, Friday, 5th December 2014, 7 pm
New York, Carnegie Hall, Sunday, 7th December 2014, 2 pm
Ann Arbor (Michigan), Hill Auditorium, Tuesday, 9th December 2014, 7.30 pm
Guglielmo Tell
Opera in four acts, music by Gioachino Rossini, to a libretto by Étienne de Jouy and Hippolyte Bis
after the eponymous play by Friedrich Schiller and Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian’s story La Suisse libre
Translation by Calisto Bassi reviewed by Paolo Cattelan and based on the critical edition by M. Elizabeth C. Bartlet
Fondazione Rossini Pesaro/Ricordi
Concert performance
Conductor Gianandrea Noseda
Chorus Master Claudio Fenoglio
Character
Cast
Guglielmo Tell, a Swiss conjured baritone
Luca Salsi
Arnoldo Melcthal, a Swiss conjured tenor
John Osborn (3rd 7th 9th December)
Enea Scala (Toronto, 5th December)
Matilde, a Habsburg princess,
appointed to Swiss govern soprano
Gualtiero Farst, a Swiss conjured bass
Angela Meade
Marco Spotti
Melcthal, Arnoldo’s father bass
Fabrizio Beggi
Jemmy, Guglielmo Tell’s son soprano
Marina Bucciarelli
Edwige, Guglielmo Tell’s wife mezzosoprano
Anna Maria Chiuri
Gessler, the Governor of the cantons
of Schwitz and Uri bass
Ruodi, a fischerman tenor
Rodolfo, Captain of Gessler’s guard tenor
Leutoldo, a shepherd bass
Gabriele Sagona
Mikeldi Atxalandabaso
Saverio Fiore
Paolo Maria Orecchia
ORCHESTRA & CHORUS TEATRO REGIO TORINO
Teatro Regio Torino Rossini Tour is supported by
Main Partners
Sponsor
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