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1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.)
"The abduction from the Seraglio (K. 384; in German Die Entführung aus dem Serail) is a comic opera in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The libretto is by Christoph Friedrich Bretzner with adaptations by Gottlieb Stephanie. The plot concerns the attempt of the hero Belmonte, assisted by his servant Pedrillo, to rescue his beloved Konstanze from the seraglio of the Pasha Selim"--en.wikipedia.org.
Southern ; Glyndebourne Festival Opera ; produced by Peter Wood ; television production, Dave Heather ; Southern colour outside broadcast.
Accompanying booklet contains synopsis and artist information.
Ryland Davies (Belmonte), Willard White (Osmin), James Hoback (Pedrillo), Joachin Bissmeier (the Bassa Selim), Valerie Masterson (Constanze), Lillian Watson (Blonde) ; the Glyndebourne Chorus under the direction of Jane Glover ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; conducted by Gustav Kuhn.
Recorded at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1980.
Sung in German, with optional subtitles in English, German, Spanish, and French.
Senior cameramen, Dick Bunn, Roger Blanchard ; VTR editor, Peter Shone ; designed by William Dudley.