Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Music by
W. A. Mozart
Palais Garnier
Paris, FR
2015
January
21
19:30
January
24
19:30
January
26
19:30
January
29
19:30
February
01
14:30
February
04
19:30
February
07
19:30
February
10
19:30
February
12
19:30
February
15
14:30
Cast
| Konstanze | Lisette Oropesa | |
| Blonde | Sofia Fomina | |
| Belmonte | Frédéric Antoun | |
| Pedrillo | Michael Laurenz | |
| Osmin | Maurizio Muraro | |
| Pasha Selim | Erol Sander |
Marius Stieghorst
DirectorZabou Breitman
Set DesignerJean-Marc Stehlé
CostumesArielle Chanty
ChoreographySophie Tellier
LightingAndré Diot
ChorusmasterJosé Luis Basso
About
The Abduction from the Seraglio
RUNNING TIME : 2H39 with one interval
Die Entführung aus dem Serail was the first grand opera in the German language to be constructed as a Singspiel, that typically Germanic theatrical form in which spoken and sung text alternate. At a period when the influence of the Ottoman Empire on its Austrian neighbour lent a certain Turkish flavour to Viennese life, Mozart drew upon the orchestration of Janissary band music to embellish his score, the humanist values of which – the virtues of tolerance and fidelity in love, the celebration of human goodness – prefigure those developed in The Magic Flute and La Clemenza di Tito, his final operatic masterpieces. A metaphor for the combat between Liberty and all forms of absolutism, Belmonte’s quest to deliver Konstanze from Selim’s yoke resounded throughout Europe, inspired at that time by the spirit of the Enlightenment. “All our efforts to express the essence of things came to nothing in the aftermath of Mozart’s appearance. Die Entführung towered above us all”, wrote Goethe, overwhelmed by the composer’s nobleness of spirit and radiant optimism.
Media
Die Entführung aus dem Serail: "Martern aller Arten" (Lisette Oropesa)
Abduction from the Seraglio Trailer
Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Lisette is awarded the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French minister of Culture.
Winter 2015 Newsletter
Happy New Year! A kickstart to 2015 in lovely Paris, France... Oh la la!
Lisette Oropesa to debut at the Paris Opera as Konstanze in Abduction from the Seraglio
This January and Feburary, I am elated to announce debuting at the Opéra national de Paris' Abduction from the Seraglio as Konstanze.
Reviews
Parigi - Opéra Garnier: Il ratto dal serraglio
Ben affiatato anche il duo protagonista, con Lisette Oropesa nel ruolo di Konstanze in luogo della prevista Albina Shagimuratova. Anche lei soprano ancora giovane, al suo debutto a Parigi ma già Konstanze alla Staatsoper di Monaco, la Oropesa è stata premiata dal pubblico grazie a una prova molto convincente. Elegante e misurata in scena come si conviene al personaggio, ha persuaso per la sua capacità di mettere in rilievo anche nel canto gli stati d’animo, ora malinconici, ora rapiti, ora sdegnati che la parte prevede. Da ciò l’ottimo effetto di Welcher Wechsel herrscht in meiner Seele, sospirosa e malinconica, da ragazza più che da donna infelice nella voce della Oropesa, seguita da Marten aller Arten, cantata con accenti incisivi e appassionata recitazione.The lead duo was also well-groomed, with Lisette Oropesa in the role of Konstanze, replacing the scheduled Albina Shagimuratova. She is also a young soprano, making her debut in Paris, but already Konstanze at the Staatsoper in Munich, Oropesa was rewarded by the audience for a very convincing performance. Elegant and measured on stage as suits the character, she won over with her ability to highlight, even in the song, the different states of emotion - sometimes melancholic, sometimes enraptured, sometimes indignant - that the part requires. From this sprang the excellent effect of Welcher Wechsel herrscht in meiner Seele (What change rules in my soul), sighing and melancholic, more a young girl than an unhappy woman in Oropesa's voice, followed by Marten aller Arten (Of all types of marten), sung with incisive accents and passionate acting.— Lorenzo De Vecchi • Opera Click
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384
Voix légère, Lisette Oropesa n’a rien à craindre de Konstanze, qu’elle nimbe d’une fraîcheur juvénile, plus fragile mais plus raffinée ... les registres s’équilibrent, les vocalises s’égrènent prestement, les lignes se galbent, les aigus peuvent s’émettre pianissimo.With her light voice, Lisette Oropesa has nothing to fear from Konstanze, whom she envelops in youthful freshness, more fragile but more refined... the registers balance, the coloraturas swiftly unfold, the lines shape elegantly, the high notes can be delivered pianissimo.— Didier van Moere • Concerto Net
Performance History
Lisette has given 43 performances as Konstanze.