Mozart - Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail / Ruth Ann Swenson, Malin Hartelius, Kurt Rydl, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Manfred Fink, Gianluigi Gelmetti / Schwetzingen Opera / Stuttgarter Choristen / Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart / DVD

Format: NTSC

Run time: 156 Minutes

UPC: 880242550187

• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.93 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ Relay Time: 156 min
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Classical, NTSC
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 36 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ April 18, 2006
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Michael Hampe, Matthias Habich, Ruth Ann Swenson, Malin Hartelius, Kurt Rydl
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ German, English, French, Spanish
• Language ‏ : ‎ German
• Studio ‏ : ‎ EuroArts
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ France
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) is one of Mozart’s five great repertoire operas alongside Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte and Die Zauberflöte. A typical ‘Singspiel’, a form in which all the dialogue is spoken rather than sung, it was a great success during Mozart’s lifetime and to this day has not lost any of its magic. Mozart was twenty-six when he wrote this opera, which was commissioned by a Viennese Theatre and premiered in 1782. The production for the Schwetzingen Festival in May 1991, which was amusingly staged by Michael Hampe, was recorded in the small, jewel-like Rococo Palace Theatre. Gianluigi Gelmetti led his excellent soloists, including international stars Ruth Ann Swenson and Kurt Rydl to an ensemble performance of great unity. The combination of colourful and imaginative sets and costumes and musical excellence brings the story around Westeners in a Turkish harem convincingly home to the DVD viewer.