Mozart – Die Entführung aus dem Serail (2 DVD Video) | Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Wiener Staatsoper

UPC: 0044007345405 

MPN: 073 4540 

Brand Name: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Overview

This landmark first release in any format captures a live 1989 Vienna Festival performance of Mozart’s comic masterpiece Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, and staged by Ursel and Karl-Ernst Herrmann, this production combines musical brilliance with imaginative theatrical vision.

The staging, praised for its bold originality and subtle intensity, works hand in hand with Harnoncourt’s fresh and scrupulous reading of the score. The result is a revelatory interpretation that places Die Entführung alongside Mozart’s Da Ponte operas and Die Zauberflöte.

Product Features

• Format: 2 × DVD-Video
• Total Duration: 198 minutes
• Recording: Live, Vienna Festival, 1989
• Release Label: Deutsche Grammophon / Unitel Classica
• Sound Formats: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
• Picture Format: NTSC, Colour, 4:3
• Region Code: 0 (Worldwide)
• Subtitles: German (original sung text), English, French, Spanish, Chinese
• Menu Language: English
• Genre: Opera, Classical, Mozart
• Production: Co-production with Vienna Staatsoper, Wiener Festwochen & Théâtre de la Monnaie (Brussels)

Cast & Credits

• Selim – Hilmar Thate
• Belmonte – Kurt Streit
• Konstanze – Aga Winska
• Blonde – Elzbieta Szmytka
• Pedrillo – Wilfried Gahmlich
• Osmin – Artur Korn

Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt Chorus Master: Karl Kamper Orchestra & Chorus: Wiener Staatsoper Stage Directors: Ursel & Karl-Ernst Herrmann Stage/Costume Design: Karl-Ernst Herrmann Director (Video): Brian Large

Critical Acclaim

• “Unusual concentration and intensity… Harnoncourt’s conducting matches the Herrmanns’ subtle staging.” – Neue Zürcher Zeitung
• “Profound, scrupulous and boldly untraditional.” – Die Welt
• “Brilliant.” – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
• “In the harmony of staging and music, this is one of the most impressive Mozart performances Vienna has offered in a long time.” – Das Opernglas

Interesting Facts

• This DVD marks the worldwide debut release of the 1989 Vienna Festival performance.
• Harnoncourt’s interpretation deliberately breaks with operatic tradition, seeking to reveal Mozart’s original intentions with historical authenticity.
• The staging by the Herrmanns presents Die Entführung in a minimalist, symbolic style, emphasizing the drama’s moral and human depth.
• Kurt Streit and Aga Winska, both at the start of distinguished careers, bring youthful intensity to the roles of Belmonte and Konstanze.

Publishers

• ℗ & © 1989/2003 Deutsche Grammophon / Unitel Classica
• Distributed by Universal Music Group
• Made in the EU

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