Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1980)
Production of Mozart's opera about the Spanish nobleman who seeks to rescue his beloved Konstanze from the hands of the Pasha. Karl Bohm conducts the Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayerischen Staatsoper with the right balance of serious purpose and light lilting lyricism. This production, staged by August Everding with set and costume design by Max Bignens, was filmed from a live television production relayed on the First Programme (Channel 1) of German television on 25 April 1980,
Directors: Karlheinz Hundorf, August Everding.
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Thomas Holtzmann as Pasha Selim |
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Francisco Araiza as Belmonte |
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Edita Gruberova as Konstanze |
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Reri Grist as Blonde |
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Norbert Orth as Pedrillo |
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Martti Talvela as Osmin |
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Karl Böhm as Self - Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Max Bignens | Costume Designer |
| Art | Max Bignens | Art Designer |
| Sound | Josef Beischer | Music Director |
| Directing | Karlheinz Hundorf | Director |
| Writing | Gottlieb Stephanie Jr. | Writer |
| Writing | Christoph Friedrich Bretzner | Original Story |
| Sound | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | August Everding | Director |