KCUR 89.3 FM

Rossini's galloping overture, Schumann's 'Spring' symphony and Richard Strauss' emotional mountaintop

This week, learn the full story behind Gioachino Rossini's "William Tell" Overture. Plus, we'll hear two towering musical expressions of nature with Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 1 and Richard ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

From the Archives - Perspectives on Rossini's 'William Tell' Overture

Brooke Knoll is the digital audience specialist and afternoon host for Classical KC. You can reach her at brooke@classicalkc.org.
WUNC

More Than Just A Pretty Overture: Rossini's 'William Tell'

William Tell may not be Gioachino Rossini's most famous opera, but it does have at least two tunes that rank among the most familiar music ever composed. Plenty of operas can boast of a single melody ...
Hyperallergic

In a New Staging of the Tale of William Tell, the Only Flaw Is the Audience

Musically and visually, the Metropolitan Opera’s first staging of Gioachino Rossini's Guillaume Tell in over 80 years is a tremendous success. Musically, the production is a triumph. During the ...
WQXR

Does 'The Lone Ranger’ Remake Get the William Tell Overture Right?

Operavore keeps its finger on the pulse of the international opera scene. We offer news bulletins from the around the globe, previews of new recordings, and interviews with the players and ...
Wall Street Journal

The Splendid Start to a Farewell to Opera

I've always had a soft spot for Gioacchino Rossini's overtures. Their slow introductions and sprightly melodies invariably lead to a big crescendo passage, in which Rossini repeats a motif several ...