Movie

Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail

★ 7/10 · 1 votes 1997 2h 39m Released

Music

The celebrated three-act opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart comes to life in this dynamic performance at the world-famous Salzburg Festival. Director Francois Abou Salem brings a modern Middle Eastern sensibility to this journey into Arabian and Muslim culture, filtering the comic tale of abduction for today's audiences. Soprano Christine Schafer portrays Constanze, a woman whose heart is torn between her fiance, Belmonte (Paul Groves), and her new master, Pasha Selim (Akram Tillawi). A sensual and resoundingly modern experience, this new interpretation casts new light on a classic musical work and infuses it with aching human emotion.

Cast

Christine Schäfer Constanze P Paul Groves Belmonte A Akram Tillawi Pasha Salim F Franz Hawlata Osmin Malin Hartelius Blonde A Andreas Conrad Pedrillo