Die Entführung aus dem Serail : Abdiction from the Seraglio /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 (Composer), Bretzner, Christoph Friedrich, 1748-1807 (Author)
Corporate Authors:	Drottningholmsteatern. Orkester (Performer), Drottningholmsteatern (Performer), Bayerischer Rundfunk, Sveriges television, RM Arts (Firm), Kultur International Films, Arthaus Musik (Firm)
Other Authors:	Stephanie, Gottlieb, 1741-1800, Clemen, Harald (Director), Olofsson, Thomas (Director), Schäffer, Emmerich (Performer), Winska, Aga (Performer), Hellström, Elisabet (Performer), Croft, Richard, 1959- (Performer), Morgny, Bengt-Ola (Performer), Szüle, Tamás (Performer), Östman, Arnold, 1939- (Performer)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Italian German
Language Notes:	Sung in German; subtitles in German, French, English, Italian and Spanish.
Published:	Long Branch, NJ : [Germany] : Kultur ; Arthaus Musik, [2009]
Subjects:	Operas. Televised operas. Feature films. Nonfiction films.

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Summary:	"Belmonte and his servant, Pedrillo, try to rescue their respective sweethearts, Constanze and Blondchen, from the harem of Pasha Selim. Discovered in the act of escaping by Osmin, keeper of the harem, they are apprehended but eventually pardoned and set free by the magnanimous Pasha. Mozart's first great success, with which German opera came of age."--The encyclopedia of opera.
Item Description:	Opera in three acts. Adapted from the opera Belmont und Constanze by Christoph Friedrich Bretzner. Program notes in English inserted in container. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4³/₄ in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; Region 1; LPCM stereo; full screen (4:3) presentation.
Production Credits:	Co-production, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Drottningholm Court Theatre Production AB, RM Arts, and Swedish Television, Channel 1/ Drama.
ISBN:	9780769788401 0769788408