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 San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 2009-2010 Language German Sung Language German Supertitles English Co-Producer Co-production of Lyric Opera of Chicago and San Francisco Opera Archive ID SFO_2009_01 Creative/Crew Conductor Cornelius Meister Giuseppe Finzi(10/17, 23) Director Chas Rader-Shieber Lighting Designer Christopher Akerlind Production Designer David Zinn Chorus Director Ian Robertson Fight Director Jonathan Rider Musical Preparation Paul Harris John Parr Allen Perriello Prompter William Hobbs Supertitles Philip Kuttner Assistant Stage Director(s) José Maria Condemi Morgan Robinson Stage Manager(s) Rachel Henneberry Costume Supervisor Christopher Verdosci Wig and Makeup Designer Gerd Mairandres Production Super Captain Paul Szczesiul Cast Belmonte Matthew Polenzani Osmin Peter Rose Andrea Silvestrelli(9/29) Pedrillo Andrew Bidlack Pasha Selim Charles Shaw Robinson Constanze Mary Dunleavy Blonde Anna Christy Jannissary Virginia Pluth Sally Munro Dale Tracy Jere Torkelsen Show Dates Wed, Sep 23 2009, 7:30pm Sat, Sep 26 2009, 8pm Tue, Sep 29 2009, 8pm Fri, Oct 2 2009, 8pm Sun, Oct 11 2009, 2pm Sat, Oct 17 2009, 2pm Fri, Oct 23 2009, 8pm Broadcast Sun, May 2 2010 5/2/2010 delayed broadcast, KDFC; 9/4/2010 WFMT. Time and Place Late eighteenth century; Pasha Selim's palace in Turkey Scenes ACT I INTERMISSION ACT II PAUSE ACT III Media Image Peter Rose (Osmin), Supernumerary, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Osmin (Peter Rose) examines the arriving merchandise Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Peter Rose (Osmin), Andrew Bidlack (Pedrillo), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Peter Rose as Osmin; Andrew Bidlack as Pedrillo Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Anna Christy (Blonde), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Anna Christy as Blonde Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Andrew Bidlack (Pedrillo), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Andrew Bidlack as Pedrillo Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Matthew Polenzani (Belmonte), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Matthew Polenzani as Belmonte Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Peter Rose (Osmin), Supernumeraries, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Osmin (Peter Rose) with his guards, recruited from the ranks of San Francisco Opera Supernumeraries Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Anna Christy (Blonde), Supernumeraries, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. San Francisco Opera Supernumeraries also provide lively company to Blonde (Anna Christy) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Mary Dunleavy (Constanze), Charles Shaw Robinson (Pasha Selim), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Constanze (Mary Dunleavy) during an important meeting with Pasha Selim (Charles Shaw Robinson) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Andrew Bidlack (Pedrillo), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Andrew Bidlack as Pedrillo Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Matthew Polenzani (Belmonte), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Matthew Polenzani as Belmonte Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Chorus, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. The ship arrives and is attended at the pier by members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera Image Mary Dunleavy (Constanze), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. Mary Dunleavy as Constanze Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera Image Charles Shaw Robinson (Pasha Selim), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. Charles Shaw Robinson as Pasha Selim Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera Image Mary Dunleavy (Constanze), Matthew Polenzani (Belmonte), Charles Shaw Robinson (Pasha Selim), Anna Christy (Blonde), Andrew Bidlack (Pedrillo), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer:Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. Principals in the final scene, in which loose ends get tied Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera Sponsors The Lyric Opera of Chicago production was generously made possible by Randy and Melvin Berlin, The Negaunee Foundation, and Brenda and Earl Shapiro. Notes 5/2/2010 delayed broadcast, KDFC; 9/4/2010 WFMT. English dialogue by Philip Kuttner Supernumeraries Ronna Alexander Timothy Artusio Nelly Barrera Dieter Bluhm Jim Bowes Lilia Bulgucheva Mark Burstein Steven Carp Eliza Fox Eddy Gordillo John Guglielmelli Michael Harvey Jenny Jirousek Andrew Korniej Kurt Krikorian Priscilla Lore Jersey McDermott Cheryl Mennen Stefan Miller Leo Pribble Patricia Rodriguez Michael Strickland Paul Szczesiul Galen Till Jessica Warinner
Image Peter Rose (Osmin), Supernumerary, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Osmin (Peter Rose) examines the arriving merchandise Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Peter Rose (Osmin), Andrew Bidlack (Pedrillo), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Peter Rose as Osmin; Andrew Bidlack as Pedrillo Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Anna Christy (Blonde), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Anna Christy as Blonde Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Andrew Bidlack (Pedrillo), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Andrew Bidlack as Pedrillo Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Matthew Polenzani (Belmonte), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Matthew Polenzani as Belmonte Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Peter Rose (Osmin), Supernumeraries, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Osmin (Peter Rose) with his guards, recruited from the ranks of San Francisco Opera Supernumeraries Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Anna Christy (Blonde), Supernumeraries, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. San Francisco Opera Supernumeraries also provide lively company to Blonde (Anna Christy) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Mary Dunleavy (Constanze), Charles Shaw Robinson (Pasha Selim), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Constanze (Mary Dunleavy) during an important meeting with Pasha Selim (Charles Shaw Robinson) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Andrew Bidlack (Pedrillo), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Andrew Bidlack as Pedrillo Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Matthew Polenzani (Belmonte), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Matthew Polenzani as Belmonte Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Chorus, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. The ship arrives and is attended at the pier by members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera
Image Mary Dunleavy (Constanze), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. Mary Dunleavy as Constanze Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera
Image Charles Shaw Robinson (Pasha Selim), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. Charles Shaw Robinson as Pasha Selim Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera
Image Mary Dunleavy (Constanze), Matthew Polenzani (Belmonte), Charles Shaw Robinson (Pasha Selim), Anna Christy (Blonde), Andrew Bidlack (Pedrillo), Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. San Francisco Opera, 2009-10. Photographer:Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera. Principals in the final scene, in which loose ends get tied Credit Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera