Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Music by
W. A. Mozart
Koussevitzky Music Shed
Lenox, US
2010
July
23
20:30
Cast
| Konstanze | Lisette Oropesa | |
| Belmonte | Eric Cutler | |
| Pedrillo | Anthony Stevenson | |
| Blonde | Ashley Emerson | |
| Osmin | Morris Robinson | |
| Narrator | Will LeBow |
Johannes Debus
About
Though Mozart’s opera, written in the style of the Singspiel, uses spoken dialogue rather than recitative to develop the plot, it also contains some of the composer’s most brilliant and challenging sung numbers, full of coloratura passages and other vocal fireworks.
Reviews
BSO takes on challenging Mozart opera ‘Seraglio’
Musically, things were more successful, starting with soprano Lisette Oropesa as Konstanze. Mozart put some of his most taxing vocal writing in “Seraglio,’’ including two arias for Konstanze — the mournful “Traurigkeit ward mir zum Lose’’ and the defiant “Martern aller Arten’’ — one after the other in Act II. Oropesa handled both with blistering power and assurance, as well as a range of vocal colors and emotional shadings. She is one to watch.
— David Weininger • Boston.com
Performance History
Lisette has given 43 performances as Konstanze.