Never mind Italy, we started in Switzerland, the Overture to Rossini’s final opera, William Tell (featuring the man himself, his son, an apple and a crossbow), to a French libretto (the composer now living in Paris). The opening solo cellos lacked some charisma, the storm seemed somewhat restricted by the acoustic, then characterful woodwinds adorned … Continue reading BBC Proms 2025 @ Bristol Beacon – Orchestra of Welsh National Opera does Italy, conducted by Carlo Rizzi, with Virginie Verrez singing Luciano Berio’s Folk Songs and Respighi’s Il tramonto. Live on BBC Radio 3; Sunday, August 24 @ 7p.m.