The abduction from the seraglio overview and facts

THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO OVERVIEW AND FACTS

(Die Entführung aus dem Serail)
Updated to the Roaring Twenties, this riotous staging marries the brilliance of Mozart's comic gem with the flair of a classic Hollywood comedy.
En route from Istanbul to Paris, two beautiful damsels in distress are held captive aboard the luxurious Orient Express by a notorious Ottoman royal. It's up to their faithful lovers to rescue them before it's too late!
Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Gottlieb Stephanie
World premiere: July 16, 1782, Burgtheater, Vienna
Previous LA Opera performances of The Abduction from the Seraglio: 1995
(LA Opera’s 2016 production is new to Los Angeles.)

The Abduction from the Seraglio is a co-production of Houston Grand Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Colorado, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and Minnesota Opera.

The original co-production is supported in part by generous gifts from BP America and The Clayton Fund, Inc.

Cast:
Konstanze: Sally Matthews* Belmonte: Joel Prieto*
Blonde: So Young Park‡ Pedrillo: Brenton Ryan‡
Osmin: Morris Robinson Pasha Selim: Hamish Linklater*

Creative team:

Conductor: James Conlon Director: James Robinson
Scenery Design: Allen Moyer* Costume Design: Anna R. Oliver
Chorus Director: Grant Gershon

* LA Opera debut

‡ Alumnus of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program

Performance dates and times:

Saturday, January 28, 2017, at 7:30pm Saturday, February 4, 2017, at 7:30pm
Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at 7:30pm Sunday, February 12, 2017, at 2pm
Thursday, February 16, 2017, at 7:30pm Sunday, February 19, 2017, at 2pm

Performed in German with English dialogue and English supertitles.

Performances take place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
(135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90012).

Prices start at: $15
All programs, artists and dates are subject to change.
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