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Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1998)

Directed by Hans Neuenfels, János Darvas

Music · 2h 30m

Legendary director Hans Neuenfels once again proves his great skill with this interpretation of Mozart’s “Entführung aus dem Serail” (Abduction from the Seraglio). This extraordinary production conducted by Lothar Zagrosek, and with Catherine Naglestad, Kate Ladner and Matthias Klink in the main roles, won the Bavarian Theatre Prize in 1999 and offers a refreshingly new view of one of the most frequently played operas worldwide. Special highlight: Neuenfels places an actor at every singer’s side who not only takes over his role for the spoken original scripts, but also interacts with his singing double and other characters of the piece. In recent decades, directors have sought to revitalise the somewhat naive plot of the “Entführung” with fresh interpretations. Hans Neuenfels, who produced his “first Mozart” here in Stuttgart, retains the story’s naivety and absurdity. He does this in a very stimulating and intelligent way.

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Cast

C
Catherine Naglestad Konstanze (singing voice) Matthias Klink Belmonte (singing voice)
K
Kate Ladner Blonde (singing voice) Heinz Göhrig Pedrillo (singing voice)
R
Roland Bracht Osmin (singing voice) Johannes Terne Bassa Selim Emanuela von Frankenberg Konstanze
C
Carola Freiwald Blonde
A
Alexander Bogner Belmonte
A
Alexander Heidenreich Pedrillo

Crew

Director
Hans Neuenfels, János Darvas
Writer
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie Jr., Hans Neuenfels
Original Music Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Details

Release date
1998-01-01
Runtime
2h 30m
Genres
Music
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany