The Abduction From The Seraglio
- Venue:
- Wales Millennium Centre
- Age Restrictions:
- No Min Age
- Cost:
- From £5
A new production of Mozart's glorious comedy set on the Orient Express.
A co-production of Houston Grand Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Colorado, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Minnesota Opera and Opera Pacific
Belmonte’s lover Constanze is being held captive by Pasha Selim. If Belmonte is going to rescue Constanze he will have to get past the Pasha’s steward Osmin first. This may not necessarily sound like the premise of a comedy but The Abduction from the Seraglio is one of Mozart’s wittiest and most delightful creations.
The joyous overture suggests a boisterous sense of fun, which is carried right through to the final curtain with stratospheric arias and blissful ensembles along the way. Rising star Colin Lee returns to WNO as Belmonte following celebrated performances in The Barber of Seville and La Cenerentola. Rinaldo Alessandrini, known to WNO audiences for his interpretations of Monteverdi, returns to conduct this glorious comedy.
James Robinson’s stylish production is irresistibly entertaining, setting the opera on the Orient Express of the 1920s en route from Paris to Istanbul.
The Abduction from the Seraglio is sung in German with an electronic surtitles screen above the stage carrying a translation in English and Welsh.
Running time approximately 3 hours
Supported by Colwinston Charitable Trust and the WNO Partnership
Pre-performance talks at 5.30pm and 6.15pm
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