Identifier: victrolabookofop00vict (find matches)
Title: The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Victor Talking Machine Company Rous, Samuel Holland
Subjects: Operas
Publisher: Camden, N.J. : Victor Talking Machine Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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VICTROLA BOOK OF THE OPERA—ROSSINIS WILLIAM TELL
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SCENE FROM THE PASTORAL PRODUCTION AT CANTERETS, FRANCE The young man hesitates between duty to his country and his love for the tyrantsdaughter, but finally casts his lot with Tell, and goes to bid a last farewell to Matilda. The festival now begins, but is interrupted at intervals by the sound of hunting horns,showing that Gessler and his huntsmen are in the mountains near by. The young couplesare wedded, and all are rejoicing in their happiness when the festival is rudely inter-rupted by Leuthold, a shepherd, who rushes in crying, Save me from the tyrant. Heexplains that one of Gesslers officers had abducted his daughter, and to rescue her hehad killed the villain. He begs the fishermen to row him across the lake to safety. Theyrefuse, not daring to offend the tyrant, and because of the storm which is raging. Tellappears, rushes to the boat with Leuthold and puts out on the raging lake just as thesoldiers of Gessler appear. Baffled of their revenge, they burn the village, devastate

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