William Tell: Rossini's Grand Finale
He Sang/She Sang
English - March 14, 2017 04:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsMusic Commentary Music Arts Performing Arts wqxr music classical interviews opera metropolitan Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On this week's episode of He Sang/She Sang, hosts Merrin Lazyan and Julian Fleisher are joined by author Fred Plotkin to discuss the glorious music of Rossini's final opera, William Tell. We also speak with the Tony-nominated set designer George Tsypin about the themes of nature and freedom that inspired him.