The Enlèvement with the seraglio (in German Die Entführung aus dem Seraglio ) Kv 384 is a opera in three acts of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, on a booklet of Gottlieb Stephanie, according to the part of Christoph Friederich Bretzner. It was created with the Burgtheater Vienna the July 16th 1782.
The opera tells the attempt of noble Belmonte to remove its been engaged Constanze, reserve captive in the palate of the Turkish Pasha Selim.
Characters
Synopsis
The action occurs in the palate from the Pasha Selim, some share at the edge of the Mediterranean at the 18th century.
Act I
Belmonte seeks everywhere its been engaged, Constanze, which fell, with its Blonde maidservant, with the hands of pirates who sold them to the Pasha Selim. Osmin, the guard of the seraglio, comes to gather figs in the garden and is unaware of the questions of Belmonte. Belmonte insists and tries to obtain news of its servant, Pedrillo. Osmin is put in anger. Nevertheless, after the departure of Osmin, Belmonte meets Pedrillo and they decide to remove Constanze.Accompanied by a chorus by Janissaries Selim appears with Constanze, it repeats its love in vain to him. On the recommendation of Pedrillo, the Pasha engages Belmonte as architect, but Osmin refuses the access to the palate to him.
Act II
Blonde pushes back the attempts at Osmin. After a duet, Osmin leaves. Constanze sings its despair: Selim wants its love and threatens to use the force.After its departure, Pedrillo announces in Blonde that Belmonte arrived and that all is ready for removal. Blonde exulte. Pedrillo invites Osmin to drink, taken intoxication it falls asleep. Belmonte re-examines finally Constanze.
Act III
Belmonte and Pedrillo arrive in the garden with scales. Belmonte succeeds in removing Constanze, but when Pedrillo tries to remove Blonde, they are taken by Osmin, while Belmonte and Constanze are also stopped by the guards. The pasha Selim, who recognizes in Belmonte the son of his enemy, is close condemning them to death. However it is touched by their complaints and it forgives and their freedom returns to them to the despair of Osmin.
Cutting
Opening in major C/Presto (left median: andante); Act I
1-air of Belmonte: Yesterday ground ich dich denn sehen
2-Lied and duet Osmin-Belmonte: Wer ein Leibchen hat gefunden...
3-air of Osmin: Solche hergelauf' Laffen
4-air of Belmonte: Constanze! Constanze! dich wieder zu sehen
5-chorus of the Janissaries: Singt dem grossen Based Lieder
6-air of Constanze: Ach ich liebte, war so glücklich
7- Osmin-Belmonte-Pedrillo trio: Marsch, marsch, marsch! Trollt euch extremely!
; Act II
8-air of Blonde: Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln
Osmin 9-duet - Blonde: Ich gehe, doch spleen ich to dir
10-Récitatif and air of Constanze: Welcher Wechsel herrscht in meiner Seele // Traurigkeit ward to mir zum Roofing stone
Orchestral 11-introduction (symphonia concertante) to /Air of Constanze: " Martern Arten" outward journey;
12-air of Blonde: Welche Wonne, welche Lust
13-air of Pedrillo: Frisch zum Kampfe
Pedrillo-Osmin 14-duet: Bacchus Cheer! Bacchus lebe!
15-air of Belmonte: Wenn der Freude Tränen fliessen
16-quartet Constanze - Belmonte - Blonde - Pedrillo: Ach Belmonte! Ach, mein Leben
; Act III
17-air of Belmonte: Ich baue ganz auf deine Stärke
18-lovesong of Pedrillo: In Mohrenland gefangen war
19-air of Osmin: ha! wie will ich triumphieren
20-account and duet Belmonte-Constanze: Welch ein Geschick! / Meinetwegen sollst of the sterben!
21-light comedy (5 characters): Denies werd' ich Deine Huld Verkennen /Chœur of the Janissaries: " Selim lebe lange based! ".
Composition
The opera results from a ordering of the emperor of Austria Joseph II. It was created on July 16th, 1782 with the Burgtheater of Vienna. The first was a success and establishes the reputation of Mozart to Vienna after his departure of Salzburg. The opera answers a wish of the emperor to make of Burgtheater a German opera; the preceding representations which had had success were translations of foreign works.It is a Singspiel, most of the action takes place during the spoken dialogs and the music does not comprise a récitatifs and contains only the numbered airs and units.
Work light and is written for the recreation. It recently uses the fashion for the exotic music of the Ottoman Empire demolishes militarily. One finds Turkish Musique there with triangle, cymbals and large drum, with the imitation of the brass bands of the Janissaires used to stimulate the soldiers Turkish. As much of comedies of this time, of many elements are borrowed from the Commedia dell' Arte.
The characters of the opera show some stereotypes Turkish, especially Osmin, the disaster guard of the seraglio of the Pasha, which launch its threats of its deep basic voice. The main theme is however leniency, topic which will be included in the Clemence of Titus and it will be noted that the role of the Pasha is spoken.
The distribution of creation comprises the best singers of the time able to overcome the difficulties of the airs. Thus air of Osmin " Wie will ich triumphiren" goes down twice until serious D and it is Johann Ignaz Ludwig Fisher which created it. Constanze has several airs of which the famous " Martern Arten" outward journey; where it joined large heroins of mythology and reached the top C, it was created by Cavalieri at the top of its virtuosity.
The complexity of the writing has surprised many contemporaries, " Too many notes, Mozart" Joseph II would have said.
References
- Bertrand Demoncourt (direction), Dictionary Mozart , Robert Laffont, collection Books, Paris, 2005 (ISBN 2-221-10437-4) ;
- Claire Gibault, in Guide of the operas of Mozart, directed by Brigitte Massin, Beech, 1991, Paris.
External bonds
- dlib.indiana.edu Partitions of the operas of Mozart Cosi fan Tutte , Don Giovanni , Entführung aus dem Seraglio , Idomeneo , the nozze di Figaro and Zauberflöte
- booklet without the dialogs
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