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The Abduction from the Seraglio Mozart in Turkey
Title
The Abduction from the Seraglio [electronic resource (video)] : Mozart in Turkey / Tele Images Creations (Firm)
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], c1999.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (89 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Aug. 05, 2006.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Title from distributor's description.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
This captivating program combines key scenes from Mozart's singspiel The Abduction from the Seraglio as performed at the spectacular Topkapi Palace with a documentary about the intricate process of rehearsing the production. A winner of the International Broadcasting Convention's Golden Rembrandt, the program also provides fresh insights into the personal life of Mozart, the history of the Enlightenment, and life in the harem through commentary by opera director Elijah Moshinsky and Alev Lytle Croutier, author of Harem: The World Behind the Veil. Paul Groves, Yelda Kodalli, Desiree Rancatore, Lynton Atkinson, Peter Rose, and Oliver Tobias star.
Variant and related titles
Mozart in Turkey
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: Tele Images Creations (Firm), 1999
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
12 & up.
Contents
Filming the Opera in Topkapi Palace (4:56)
Act I: Backstory (7:47)
Constance and the Pasha (5:05)
Constance, Pasha Selim, and Belmonte (4:14)
Act II: Blonde, the English Maid, and Osmin (4:42)
Act II: Constance and the Pasha (7:24)
Belmonte's Love and Anxiety (6:02)
Escape Plan (5:34)
Joyous Reunion of the Lovers (3:28)
Confrontation and Forgiveness (7:32)
Friendships Among the Actors (1:56)
Foiled Escape (3:55)
Osmin's Triumph (2:51)
Pasha Selim's Power (2:53)
Imprisonment and Fate (7:01)
Pasha's Reasonable Decision (8:48)
Videorecording number
11865 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
Tele Images Creations (Firm)
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