Die Entfuehrung aus dem Serail (Saint-Petersburg Opera Theatre, opera)

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Genre: Opera | Age restriction: 12+ | Length: 3 hour

Credits

Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Gottlieb Stephanie based on the play "Belmont und Constanze" by Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
Production: Yuri Alexandrov

Description

"Die Entfuehrung aus dem Serail" is an opera Singspiel. The German libretto is by Christoph Friedrich Bretzner with adaptations by Gottlieb Stephanie. The plot concerns the attempt of the hero Belmonte, assisted by his servant, 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.