[ s ] ▁the ▁work ▁with ▁local ▁colour ▁to ▁such ▁a ▁degree ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁room ▁for ▁little ▁else ." ▁Thus , ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁solo ists ▁is ▁significantly ▁reduced ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁Ross ini ▁oper as , ▁the ▁hero ▁not ▁even ▁having ▁an ▁aria ▁of ▁his ▁own , ▁whilst ▁the ▁ch orus ▁of ▁the ▁Swiss ▁people ▁is ▁consist ently ▁in ▁the ▁musical ▁and ▁dram atic ▁for egr ounds . ▁ ▁Guillaume ▁Tell ▁premier ed ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁Ross ini ▁also ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁Op éra ▁a ▁shorter , ▁three - act ▁version , ▁which ▁incorpor ated ▁the ▁pas ▁red ou bl é ▁( quick ▁march ) ▁final ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁over t ure ▁in ▁its ▁finale ; ▁it ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁Op éra ' s ▁future ▁produ ctions . ▁Tell ▁was ▁very ▁successful ▁from ▁the ▁start ▁and ▁was ▁frequently ▁rev ived ▁– ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁the ▁composer ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁its ▁ 5 0 0 th ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁Op éra . ▁ ▁The ▁Glo be ▁had ▁reported ▁enthus iast ically ▁at ▁its ▁opening ▁that ▁" a ▁new ▁epo ch ▁has ▁opened ▁not ▁only ▁for ▁French ▁opera , ▁but ▁for ▁dram atic ▁music ▁elsewhere ." ▁This ▁was ▁an ▁era , ▁it ▁trans p ired , ▁in ▁which ▁Ross ini ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁particip ate . ▁ ▁With draw al , ▁ 1 8 3 0 – 1 8 6 8 ▁