Singspiel in three acts (1782)
In his mid-twenties, in the summer of 1782, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart achieved his greatest operatic success to date. He composed "The Abduction from the Seraglio" for the "German National Singspiel" in Vienna, founded by Habsburg Emperor Joseph II – a groundbreaking work for this genre that set standards with its inspired music and striking characterizations.
Mozart deliberately incorporated his extensive experience with Italian operatic aesthetics into the composition, always with the goal of creating a vibrant musical theater. Catchy melodies and vocal brilliance combine with deeply felt emotions and the precise development of the characters, whose diverse lives are impressively portrayed.
Mozart also demonstrates a keen sense of timbre and develops musical processes of the utmost precision that inevitably captivate the listener. Language is transformed into music with great sensitivity, while the music itself unfolds an extraordinary rhetorical power.
(Language: In German with German and English subtitles)
Participating artists
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie (Autor/in)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Komponist/in)
