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The Abduction from the Seraglio
opera by Mozart
Also known as: “Die Entführung aus dem Serail”
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discussed in biography
- In Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vienna: the early years
…Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio). (Joseph II currently required that German opera, rather than the traditional Italian, be given at the court theatre.) In the summer of 1781, rumours began to circulate, as far as Salzburg, that Mozart was contemplating marriage with the third of…
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history of opera
- In opera: Viennese masters
…Entführung aus dem Serail (1782; The Abduction from the Seraglio). Mozart’s music for this farcical romance set in a Turkish harem raised German singspiel to the level of great art without altering its traditional features. Graced with a fine part for a comic bass (Osmin), Die Entführung also contains in…
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