William Tell
William Tell laments the oppression of the Swiss by the Habsburgs in the company of his wife Hedwige and his son Jemmy. Their village is preparing three weddings to be officiated by old Melcthal. His son Arnold, a friend of William Tell, is in love with the Habsburg princess Mathilde, which is irreconcilable with his people’s aspirations for freedom.
While the weddings are in full swing, the imperial bailiff and Austrian leader Gesler’s hunting procession can be heard. The shepherd Leuthold hurries ahead, having killed an Austrian soldier who wanted to kidnap his daughter. Tell whisks Leuthold to safety across Lake Lucerne. Arnold has secretly left for his beloved. Rodolphe, leader of Gesler's soldiers, searches the village for Leuthold. Since no one tells him who helped Leuthold to escape, Rodolphe sets the village on fire and arrests old Melcthal.
My Role
William Tell was my first ever Opera as a makeup artist.
Working with the amazing Carol Dunn who took us under her wing and showed us the ropes on how she does the hair/makeup & wigs for a show at the Gaiety.
I learned so much from side stage/timing/prep/ to a all new lingo surrounding theatre life.
For this opera we had hair/makeup for about 4/5 people each with mainly hair braiding and a smeared clay type makeup before a drastic quick change into the red suits
