MOZART, W.A.: Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (Die) (Schwetzingen Festival, 1991)
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (Abduction from the Seraglio), K. 384
Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Librettist/Text Author: Stephanie, Johann Gottlieb
Libretto Source: Bretzner, Christoph Friedrich
Conductor: Gelmetti, Gianluigi
Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus: Stuttgarter Choristen
Chorus Master: Isenhardt, Wolfgang
Belmonte: Blochwitz, Hans Peter
Blonde: Hartelius, Malin
Konstanze: Swenson, Ruth Ann
Osmin: Rydl, Kurt
Pedrillo: Fink, Manfred
Selim: Habich, Matthias
Set Designer: Hampe, Michael
Costume Designer: Marzot, Vera
Lighting Designer: Toelstede, Hans
Stage Director: Hampe, Michael
Television Producer: Konzelmann, Gerhard
Television Director: Viller, Claus
Date of Production: 10-05-1991
Festival: Schwetzingen Festival
Venue: Rococo Theatre, Schwetzingen
Playing Time: 02:32:00
Catalogue Number: EuroArts5501
UPC: 880242550187
Libretto
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (Abduction from the Seraglio), K. 384 DE
Synopsis
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (Abduction from the Seraglio), K. 384
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (Abduction from the Seraglio), K. 384
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) is one of Mozart's five great repertoire operas alongside Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte and Die Zauberflote. A typical "Singspiel", a form in which all the dialogue is spoken rather than sung, it was a great success during Mozart's lifetime and to this day has not lost any of its magic. Mozart was twenty-six when he wrote this opera, which was commissioned by a Viennese Theatre and premiered in 1782. The production for the Schwetzingen Festival in May 1991, which was amusingly staged by Michael Hampe, was recorded in the small, jewel-like Rococo Palace Theatre. Gianluigi Gelmetti led his excellent soloists, including international stars Ruth Ann Swenson and Kurt Rydl to an ensemble performance of great unity. The combination of colourful and imaginative sets and costumes and musical excellence brings the story about Westeners in a Turkish harem convincingly home to the viewers.
