True love wins in this hero’s tale of romance and rescue.  THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO is the story of a lady in distress and her dashing nobleman.  He seeks to rescue her, and her maid, from the passionate designs of the Pasha Selim.  Mozart features a comic, yet menacing, tyrant is Osmin, the harem’s watchman, who tries to separate the lovers.  Fortunately, the hero saves his sweetheart, and revenge is mercy when the Pasha Selim joyfully decides to let romance take its course.  

Sung in German, spoken dialogue in English with English supertitles