Mozart's comic masterpiece is set in a Turkish palace and tells the exciting and amusing story of the 'escape from the harem'. In this acclaimed production from The Royal Opera by Elijah Moshinsky filmed in 1988 the Turkish atmosphere is created by Timothy O'Brien's imaginative set of garden and crumbling palace strikingly complemented by Sir Sidney Nolan's colourful front and backcloths. The Spanish nobleman Belmonte is ably sung by Deon van der Walt and his beloved Konstanze is sung by Inga Nielsen with both dramatic conviction and brilliant secure coloratura. The actor Oliver Tobias gives a sensuous and powerful performance in the speaking role of Pasha Selim and Lillian Watson is a charming Blonde.
Based on an original scenario by Philip Glass and Constance De Jong 'Satyagraha'. Performed in Sanskrit.Act 1. Tolstoy.Act 2. Tagore.Act 3. Martin Luther King.
The chorus and orchestra of the Zurich Opera are conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt in this 1999 performance.
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