 With a clash of cymbals Mozart's breathless overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio races out of the pit. This is the work that launched Mozart's operatic career, packed full of virtuosic arias and dramatic ensembles. To bring this youthful masterpiece to the stage is playwright and director Michael Gow, whose irreverent interpretation sets the brilliant young composer's tale of East meets West in that contemporary of cultural melting pots, the airport lounge.
About the Story...
Konstanze, her feisty companion Blonde, and manservant Pedrillo are hi-jacked by pirates and sold as slaves to a Turkish nobleman. When Konstanze's lover, the noble Belmonte, comes in search of her, he faces a Turkish harem's high walls, guarded by the lascivious eunuch, Osmin.
This is the work that launched Mozart's operatic career, packed full of virtuosic arias and dramatic ensembles. To bring this youthful masterpiece to the stage is playwright and director Michael Gow, whose irreverent interpretation sets the brilliant young composer's tale of East meets West in that most contemporary of cultural melting pots, the airport lounge.
After his debut in the 2006 season of La clemenza di Tito, conductor Jonathan Darlington returns to lead an exciting cast. Emma Matthews takes up the challenge of heroine Konstanze, singing one of the most demanding soprano arias Mozart ever wrote. The charming Natalie Jones steps into the role of the Blonde, Jamie Allen is the wily Pedrillo, and after his glorious debut as Fenton in Falstaff, Andrew Goodwin takes on the role of Belmonte, finally in the role of the evil Osmin, we welcome the outstanding lyric bass, Peter Rose.
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