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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, Désirée Rancatore, Lynton Atkinson, Peter Rose, and Oliver Tobias star. (89 minutes)

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Copyright date: ©1999

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