This character and his wife Hedwige hear the "call to the cows" and sings a horrified aria when Gessler ties this man's son to a stake.
This character and his wife Hedwige hear the "call to the cows" and sings a horrified aria when Gessler ties this man's son to a stake. That aria, "Sois immobile" [swaz eeÂ­MOHÂ­beeÂ­lay] tells Jemmy to "stay perfectly still." This Swiss folk hero is immortalized in a (*) Rossini opera whose overture is often used as music for heroic horseback riding. For 10 points, name this archer who shoots an apple from his son's head.
This character and his wife Hedwige hear the "call to the cows" and sings a horrified aria when Gessler ties this man's son to a stake.
William Tell (accept Guillaume Tell; accept Guglielmo Tell; accept either underlined name in any of these answers)