The Abduction from the Seraglio

Singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzners Belmont und Constanze oder Die Entführung aus dem Serail The plot concerns the attempt of the hero Belmonte assisted by his servant Pedrillo to rescue his beloved Konstanze from the seraglio of Pasha Selim The work premiered on 16 July 1782 at the Vienna Burgtheater with the composer conducting