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The Abduction from the Seraglio

The Abduction from the Seraglio

Original Title: Die Entführung aus dem Serail

20022h 16m

Status

Released

Release

2002

Runtime

2h 16m

Storyline

Singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's Belmont und Constanze, oder Die Entführung aus dem Serail. The plot concerns the attempt of the hero Belmonte, assisted by his servant Pedrillo, to rescue his beloved Konstanze from the seraglio of Pasha Selim. The work premiered on 16 July 1782 at the Vienna Burgtheater, with the composer conducting.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 16m
May 21, 2002
Languages
German
Production Countries
Italy