Detroit Film Theatre
ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO
Thursday, August 19, 2010 – Saturday, August 21, 2010
Detroit Film Theatre
Featuring beautiful melodies, inventive musical forms, fully
developed characters and a comedic plot, Mozart premiered The Abduction from
the Seraglio in 1782, while a craze for all things Turkish, especially
Turkish-style music, swept Western Europe. (Following “Abduction,” Mozart
composed Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major, featuring the famous “rondo alla
Turca.”) Performed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona. Sung in German with
English subtitles. 3 hrs 20 minutes with two intermissions.
Thursday, August 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 19 at 2:00 p.m.