Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (German: [diː ʔɛntˈfyːʁʊŋ ʔaʊs dɛm zeˈʁaɪ]) (K. 384; The Abduction from the Seraglio; also known as Il Seraglio) is a singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's Belmont und Constanze, oder Die Entführung aus dem Serail. The plot concerns the attempt of the hero Belmonte, assisted by his servant Pedrillo, to rescue his beloved Constanze from the seraglio of Pasha Selim. The work premiered on 16 July 1782 at the Vienna Burgtheater, with the composer conducting.
| Die Entführung aus dem Serail | |
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| Singspiel by W. A. Mozart | |
Announcement for the premiere at the Burgtheater | |
| Librettist | Gottlieb Stephanie |
| Language | German |
| Based on | Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's Belmont und Constanze, oder Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| Premiere | |
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