I - Mozart's Turkish Finale - Taken from Milos Forman's "Amadeus".
II - Mozart,The abduction from the Seraglio,K.384 - Chorus Of The JanissariA
III - Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail Finale / Conductor Karl Bohm
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Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (K. 384; The Abduction from the Seraglio; also known as II Seraglio) is an opera Singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Christoph Friedrich Bretzner with adaptations by Gottlieb Stephanie. The plot concerns the attempt of the hero Belmonte, assisted by his servant Pedrillo, to rescue his beloved Konstanze from the seraglio of the Pasha Selim.
Reception
The opera was a huge success. The first two performances brought in the large sum of 1200 florins, three times what Mozart's salary had been for his old job in Salzburg. The work was repeatedly performed in Vienna during Mozart's lifetime,and throughout German-speaking Europe. In 1787, Goethe wrote (concerning his own efforts as a librettist):
"All our endeavour ... to confine ourselves to what is simple and limited was lost when Mozart appeared. Die Entführung aus dem Serail conquered all, and our own carefully written piece has never been so much as mentioned in theater circles."
Although the opera greatly raised Mozart's standing with the public as a composer, it did not make him rich: he was paid a flat fee of 100 Imperial ducats (about 450 florins) for his work, and made no profits from the many subsequent performances.
The opera reached Paris in November 1801, when Frédéric Blasius conducted Ellmenreich's company in performances at the Théâtre de la Gaîté.
The opera continues to be frequently performed today, and there are many recordings.
