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Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail / Glyndebourne, François Roussillon et Associés ; François Roussillon, director ; David McVicar, stage director.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- French
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Operas.
- Genre:
- Operas.
- Internet videos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 45 min., 43 sec.)) : sound, color
- Other Title:
- Entführung aus dem Serail
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Glyndebourne : François Roussillon et Associés, 2015.
- Language Note:
- Sung in German; French subtitles.
- System Details:
- digital
- video file
- Summary:
- An outstanding production of Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail directed by David McVicar and presented at Glyndebourne in 2015! Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) is a Singspiel opera in three acts, inspired by the 18th century vogue for all things eastern. It is considered Mozart's first fully mature opera and boasts some of his most spectacularly virtuosic vocal music, in particular for its brave heroine. The opera's humane and surprising resolution defies all expectations and its explorations of cultural collisions between East and West retain startlingly contemporary resonance. The opera tells the story of the young Spanish noblewoman Konstanze, who, along with her maid Blonde and her betrothed's valet Pedrillo, has been abducted by pirates and sold as slaves to Pasha Selim. The Turkish despot soon falls in love with Konstanze, and his guard Osmin falls in love with Blonde, who has been given to him as his personal slave. Belmonte arrives to attempt a rescue, joining forces with the equally lovesick Pedrillo to try to outwit the fearsome Osmin. Their plans however quickly fall through, and the two are captured, their fates at the mercy of the Great Pasha.
- Participant:
- Sally Matthews (Kontanze) ; Edgaras Montvidas (Belmonte) ; Tobias Kehrer (Osmin) ; Brenden Gunnell (Pedrillo) ; Mari Eriksmoen (Blonde) ; Franck Saurel (Selim Bassa) ; Jonas Cradock (Klaas) ; the Glyndebourne Chorus ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ; Robin Ticciati, conductor.
- Notes:
- Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Contains:
- Container of: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Entführung aus dem Serail.
- OCLC:
- 1045797266
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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