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Mozart: die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail. (Video).(Neuenfels, Hans)(Review)
[] Naglestad, Ladner; Klink, Gohrig, Bracht; Staatsoper Stuttgart, Zagrosek; Arthaus Musik DVD 100179, 150 mins. (Naxos, dist.)
In this 1998 Stuttgart performance of Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, director Hans Neuenfels strains for obvious symbolism (a child presenting Constanze with a serpent and apple to signify temptation?) and often pushes annoyingly over the top, but his central concept forces attention. His text adaptation utilizes both anachronistic jokes and vivid emotional perplexity; his production juxtaposes broad gags against harrowing images such as skewered babies and dismembered bodies. All the roles except the non-singing Pasha Selim are doubled with actors who speak for their characters, even though the singers are reasonably accomplished dramatically. The alter egos also interact with their singing personae and with each other, break down the fourth wall, twist the fabric of reality. After the finale, Johannes Terne, the Selim, delivers a speech about his fury at not being allowed to sing until, backstage, he learned compassion from a Morike poem -- which ...
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