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Tag Archives: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Harem capers: Copley directs a knockabout Seraglio at Grange Festival
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail *** Grange Festival, 24th June 2018 “Too many notes, dear Mozart.” The authenticity (and translation) of Joseph II’s judgement on The Abduction from the Seraglio may be creaky but the Emperor’s quip is oft-repeated possibly because … Continue reading
Nézét-Séguin and Jacobs scamper into Mozart’s harem
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail Mozart’s Singspiel Die Entführung aus dem Serail is suddenly flavour of the month. After a terrific new David McVicar production at Glyndebourne last summer, recent recordings find two conductors scampering into the harem, each with moments … Continue reading
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Tagged Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Anna Prohaska, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Cornelius Obonya, DG, Diana Damrau, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Franz-Joseph Selig, Harmonia mundi, Mari Eriksmoen, Maximilian Schmitt, Mozart, Paul Schweinester, René Jacobs, Robin Johannsen, Rolando Villazón, Thomas Quasthoff, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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McVicar’s stylish Entführung emerges as a strong moral tale at Glyndebourne
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail **** Glyndebourne, 13th June 2015 “Too many notes, Herr Mozart,” was Emperor Joseph II’s response to the composer’s new Singspiel Die Entführung aus dem Serail. I feared “Too many words, Sir David,” would be my response … Continue reading
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Tagged Brenden Gunnell, David McVicar, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Edgaras Montvidas, Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne Chorus, Mari Eriksmoen, Mozart, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Robin Ticciati, Sally Matthews, Tobias Kehrer, Vicki Mortimer
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