The Abduction from the Seraglio Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Librettist Johann Gottlieb Stephanie Based On text by Christoph Friedrich Bretzner for an earlier opera, Belmont und Constanze Company Spring Opera Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1964 Language English Creative/Crew Conductor Jan Popper Stage Director(s) Vincent Porcaro Production Vincent Porcaro Thomas L. Colangelo, Jr. Costume Designer(s) John Waltz Costumes Goldstein & Co. Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Cast Belmonte André Montal Osmin Herbert Beattie Pedrillo Nathaniel Lopez Constanza Mary Ellen Pracht Blonda Patricia Brooks Selim Pasha David Giosso Klaas Colin Harvey Show Dates Fri, Jun 5 1964, 8pm Time and Place Turkey; about 1800 Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- In front of the Pasha's palace Act I, Scene 2 -- The Pasha's seraglio Act II, Scene 1 -- A street outside the seraglio Act II, Scene 2 -- The Pasha's audience chamber Notes Spring Opera of San Francisco Revised translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin