Escape from the Seraglio

Archive Listings for Escape from the Seraglio

T0600076397 (EFTS97) Design Kim Beresford. Lighting Aideen Malone.
13 Mar 97 to 16 Mar 97	Riverside Studios, Outer London :: V331 listing details L01002929203

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Opera or Operetta :: The Escape from the Seraglio is a romantic adventure, but Mozart gives the tale a human reality. Belmonte's love is touching and warmly felt, coming to life in the final duet when he is reunited with Constanze. Osmin the all-powerful bodyguard, has a deep-rooted cynicism for women and love, but succumbs to drink in the famous Vivat Bacchus'. Even the benign Pascha shows his basic instincts in his lust for Constanze.

Music	Mozart
Translation	John Farndon