The villain Gessler celebrates a century of Austrian occupation in Switzerland by ordering the Swiss to kneel, and when the title figure refuses, Gessler orders him to perform his most famous feat on his son Jemmy.
Notable pieces in this opera are the aria "O muto asil" and the "Soldiers' Dance", but it is most famous for its overture. A subplot concerns Arnold's love for Matilda, but soon Arnold sees his father Melcthal executed. The villain Gessler celebrates a century of Austrian occupation in Switzerland by ordering the Swiss to kneel, and when the title figure refuses, Gessler orders him to perform his most famous feat on his son Jemmy. FTP, what is this opera by Rossini about a Swiss folk hero who shoots an apple from his son's head?
Notable pieces in this opera are the aria "O muto asil" and the "Soldiers' Dance", but it is most famous for its overture.
{William Tell} (or {Wilhelm Tell})