The Abduction from the Seraglio by Mozart, Nuo (2023/2023), Režisierius Horst Kupich,, Dirigentas Michael Konstantin, Vogtlandtheater Plauen, Plauen, Germany

Will we be the same when we meet again? This question moves both Konstanze and Belmonte. The couple were separated after a mugging. Since then, Konstanze has been living in a seraglio with Bassa Selim, who has fallen in love with her but does not want to harass her. For better or worse, she has to deal with the question of what life without Belmonte would mean for her. After Belmonte has finally found out Konstanze's whereabouts, he comes up with a dangerous plan: he wants to secretly kidnap her from the Seraglio. But the nocturnal action is noticed. The bassa is deeply disappointed, but refrains from a punishment. He lets them both go. With this generous gesture, he proves that revenge is not the solution. Because once it was Belmonte's father who took everything from him – his wife, his country and his rank. Mozart wrote “The Abduction from the Seraglio” in German on behalf of Emperor Joseph II, thereby making a significant contribution to the development of German opera and at the same time using the Turkish subject that was so popular at the time. He unfolds a network of extremely differentiated emotionality around the figures