A gripping plot – in this case the story of young lovers fighting to escape the seraglio – is in and of itself one of the keys to a successful dramatic work. However, the varied music written by a twenty-something Mozart, with its freshness and a few oriental touches, makes the singspiel The Abduction from the Seraglio completely irresistible.

The production, the first opera staging by Miklós H. Vecsei, a director of Mozartian youthfulness, is sure to be fresh and sometimes a bit irreverent toward operatic traditions also thanks to video projection group Glowing Bulbs and a new Hungarian translation by Dániel Varró.

Place: Eiffel Arts Studios Budapest

Address: 1101 Budapest, Kőbányai út 30