Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail

Overview

The celebrated three-act opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart comes to life in this dynamic performance at the world-famous Salzburg Festival. Director Francois Abou Salem brings a modern Middle Eastern sensibility to this journey into Arabian and Muslim culture, filtering the comic tale of abduction for today's audiences. Soprano Christine Schafer portrays Constanze, a woman whose heart is torn between her fiance, Belmonte (Paul Groves), and her new master, Pasha Selim (Akram Tillawi). A sensual and resoundingly modern experience, this new interpretation casts new light on a classic musical work and infuses it with aching human emotion.

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Cast

Christine Schäfer

Constanze

Paul Groves

Belmonte

Akram Tillawi

Pasha Salim

Franz Hawlata

Osmin

Malin Hartelius

Blonde

Andreas Conrad

Pedrillo