The Abduction from the Seraglio - schedule, program & buy tickets

German Singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Johann Gottlieb Stephanie the Younger, based on a text by Christoph Friedrich Bretzner 
Dialogues by Rodrigo García
World premiere on July 16, 1782, at the Burgtheater in Vienna
Premiere at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on June 17, 2016

Introduction: 45 minutes before the start of each performance in the Rang Foyer on the right
Language: In German with German and English surtitles
Running time: 2 hours 45 minutes / including an intermission after approximately 70 minutes
Recommended for ages 16 and up 

At first glance, Mozart’s Singspiel *The Abduction from the Seraglio* may seem like a fairy tale and almost a bit naive. And the plot—centered on Konstanze, who was kidnapped by pirates and is now trapped in Bassa Selim’s harem—seems to confirm this impression. Yet Mozart’s music transcends the boundaries of the Singspiel. It transforms the characters—who seem trapped in the “Turkish opera” genre so popular in the 18th century but usually rather two-dimensional—into deeply human figures who are subjected to extreme situations and, in the process, experience conflicting emotions. For Mozart was more concerned with the inner conflicts of his characters—which his music explores in depth—than with the external plot. The Argentine-Spanish author and director Rodrigo García has transposed the plot to the present day and rewritten the dialogues. French-British conductor Stephanie Childress, one of the most interesting young musicians of our time, makes her debut at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. And Kathryn Lewek, who played Konstanze in the premiere, returns to Bismarckstraße. 

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