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NSO: Leonard Slatkin, conductor: Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio

The Orchestra celebrates the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth with a semi-staged production of his opera The Abduction from the Seraglio.

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About the Program

Artists:
  • Leonard Slatkin, conductor
  • Jennifer Cabot , soprano
  • JiYoung Lee , soprano
  • Richard Clement , tenor
  • Robert Baker , tenor
  • Kevin Short , bass
  • Sam Donaldson , speaker
  • The Master Chorale of Washington
  • Donald McCullough , music director
  • Douglas Fitch , director and stage designer
  • Clifton Taylor , lighting designer
The Orchestra celebrates Mozart's 250th birthday with a semi-staged production of his opera The Abduction from the Seraglio.
  
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Concert Hall
January 26-28, 2006 Program:
MOZART - The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384


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Additional Resources

About the Kennedy Center NSO Classical Concerts Series

National Symphony Orchestra 75th Feature : An interactive exhibit on the history of the NSO

Reviews and Articles

Review - "'Abduction': Taken With a Grain of Salt"
The Washington Post - Washington, DC (Jan. 26, 2006) 'arresting" Read More...
Related Article - "Mozart at 250: No Signs of Slowing Down"
The Washington Post - Washington, DC (Jan. 22, 2006) "It is now 250 years since Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria -- and some 245 years since this prodigy among prodigies fashioned his first little pieces for keyboard under the helpful eye of his father, Leopold. The world has changed radically since 1756 but Mozart remains a constant -- we continue to regard the mixture of clarity, grace and formal balance in his music with undiminished awe. He seems to have been incapable of vulgarity or overstatement: In his mature works, th Read More...

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