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- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) K. 384 (Schirmer edition) (1782)
- G Schirmer Inc (World)
English translation by John W. Bloch. G. Schirmer controls the rights in the English translation by John W. Bloch for this work but does not supply orchestral materials.
- Libretto by Gottlob Stephanie after Christoph Friedrich Bretzner’s libretto.
- English, German
Programme Note
Cast List:
PASHA SELIM: Speaking role
CONSTANZA, beloved of Belmonte: Soprano
BLONDA, maid of Constanza: Soprano
BELMONTE, a Spanish nobleman: Tenor
PEDRILLO, servant of Belmonte: Tenor
OSMIN, overseer of the country palace of the Pasha: Bass
KLAAS, a boatsman: Speaking role
A Mute, Janissaries, Slaves, Guards
Synopsis:
Belmonte makes a trip to Turkey in order to rescue his fiancée Constanze, her maid Blonde and his servant Pedrillo, who have been bought from pirates by Pasha Selim. The Pasha has fallen in love with Constanze, while his overseer Osmin has his eye on Blonde. After a failed attempt at escape, the Pasha recognises Belmonte as the son of an old enemy who exiled him from his country years before. But he decides, much to Osmin’s chagrin, to reward evil with good and agrees to let all four return home.
PASHA SELIM: Speaking role
CONSTANZA, beloved of Belmonte: Soprano
BLONDA, maid of Constanza: Soprano
BELMONTE, a Spanish nobleman: Tenor
PEDRILLO, servant of Belmonte: Tenor
OSMIN, overseer of the country palace of the Pasha: Bass
KLAAS, a boatsman: Speaking role
A Mute, Janissaries, Slaves, Guards
Synopsis:
Belmonte makes a trip to Turkey in order to rescue his fiancée Constanze, her maid Blonde and his servant Pedrillo, who have been bought from pirates by Pasha Selim. The Pasha has fallen in love with Constanze, while his overseer Osmin has his eye on Blonde. After a failed attempt at escape, the Pasha recognises Belmonte as the son of an old enemy who exiled him from his country years before. But he decides, much to Osmin’s chagrin, to reward evil with good and agrees to let all four return home.