Release Date
21 May, 2002
Runtime
02:16: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
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.
Original Title
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Photos
Patrizia Ciofi
Mehrzad Montazeri
Kurt Rydl
Zubin Mehta