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SPRING 2007 TOUR 

The Seraglio - Mozart

(Die Entfhürung aus dem Serail)

Sung in English 

"Musically glorious....The outstanding performance comes from Welsh bass Sion Goronwy as Osmin.  He has a glorious voice, impeccable comic timing and her is very much a star in the making."  The Guardian 

ETO's The Seraglio
                                                        
ETO's new production of The Seragllio                                                                 Photo: Pattison

Click here to experience a rousing chorus from The Seraglio - "Sing to the Mighty Pasha Selim"




Pasha Selim is at once a stern master and a generous lord – and strangely attractive to his captive, the virtuous Constanza. When her Spanish lover returns to steal her back from the harem, their escape is frustrated – with surprising (even transforming) results for all of them.

English Touring Opera’s new production, performed in colourful period costumes, features some of the most exciting emerging talent in the country: sopranos Elizabeth Donovan and Lorina Gore, tenors Hal Cazalet and Joshua Ellicott, and Welsh bass Sion Goronwy. Richard Jackson, a superb interpreter of lieder and opera, performs the speaking role of the Pasha. 

Renowned period conductor and performer Gary Cooper, whose recording of all Mozart’s Piano Variations will be released later this year, conducts the ETO orchestra. Irish Director Gavin Quinn’s recent credits include an acclaimed production of The Playboy of the Western World at Dublin Abbey Theatre – performed by a Chinese cast in Mandarin! – and ETO’s (Little) Magic Flute

Music Clip: The Abduction from the Seraglio - ©2002 Chandos Records from a ©1968 Recording featuring The Bath Festival Orchestra and Ambrosian Singers.  

Music clip courtesy of Chandos Records