Die Entführung aus dem Serail

1998 2 hours 30 minutes
42/100

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Legendary director Hans Neuenfels once again proves his great skill with this interpretation of Mozart’s “Entführung aus dem Serail” (Abduction from the Seraglio). This extraordinary production conducted by Lothar Zagrosek, and with Catherine Naglestad, Kate Ladner and Matthias Klink in the main roles, won the Bavarian Theatre Prize in 1999 and offers a refreshingly new view of one of the most frequently played operas worldwide. Special highlight: Neuenfels places an actor at every singer’s side who not only takes over his role for the spoken original scripts, but also interacts with his singing double and other characters of the piece. In recent decades, directors have sought to revitalise the somewhat naive plot of the “Entführung” with fresh interpretations. Hans Neuenfels, who produced his “first Mozart” here in Stuttgart, retains the story’s naivety and absurdity. He does this in a very stimulating and intelligent way.

Released

1st January 1998

28 years ago

Runtime

2 hours 30 minutes

Finishes at 6:35am

Ratings and awards

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    4.2/10

  • FilmFlow Logo

    42%

Directed by

Hans Neuenfels, János Darvas

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Written by

Gottlieb Stephanie Jr., Hans Neuenfels

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