Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Kidnapped by pirates and sold into a harem, Konstanze and Blonde plot their escape. But when hope seems lost, help comes from an unexpected quarter. In Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) Mozart’s colourful score is perfectly matched by David McVicar’s gorgeous, tender staging, set in the sun-filled gardens and shady terraces of an 18th-century palace.
Sung in German with English supertitles.
Performers:
Liv Redpath Konstanze
Anthony León Belmonte
Julie Roset Blonde
Thomas Cilluffo Pedrillo
Michael Mofidian Osmin
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Evan Rogister conductor
Creative Team:
David McVicar director
Vicki Mortimer designer
Andrew George choreographer
Paule Constable lighting designer
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Sun, 2 August 2026
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Sussex
3:50pm
£30 – £265- ➕10 other performances
Full Event Details
Love, intrigue and adventure meet in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s dazzling drama, his first opera for Vienna – an ambitious calling card intended to establish him at the musical heart of this sophisticated society and a tender music-drama that anticipates the Da Ponte operas to come.
Kidnapped by pirates and sold into a harem, Konstanze and Blonde plot their escape. But when hope seems lost, help comes from an unexpected quarter. In Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) Mozart’s colourful score is perfectly matched by David McVicar’s gorgeous, tender staging, set in the sun-filled gardens and shady terraces of an 18th-century palace.
Sung in German with English supertitles.
Performers:
Liv Redpath Konstanze
Anthony León Belmonte
Julie Roset Blonde
Thomas Cilluffo Pedrillo
Michael Mofidian Osmin
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Evan Rogister conductor
Creative Team:
David McVicar director
Vicki Mortimer designer
Andrew George choreographer
Paule Constable lighting designer
Venue Details & Map
Location
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Sussex
New Road, Glynde, BN8 5UU
Other performances
In addition to the performance listed above, this concert will also be performed as follows:
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Fri, 31 July 2026
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Sussex
3:50pm
£30 – £265
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Wed, 5 August 2026
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Sussex
3:50pm
£30 – £265
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Sat, 8 August 2026
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Sussex
3:50pm
£30 – £265
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Tue, 11 August 2026
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Sussex
3:50pm
£30 – £265
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Fri, 14 August 2026
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Sussex
3:50pm
£30 – £265
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Mon, 17 August 2026
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Sussex
3:50pm
£30 – £265
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Wed, 19 August 2026
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Sussex
3:50pm
£30 – £265
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Sat, 22 August 2026
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Sussex
3:50pm
£30 – £265
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Tue, 25 August 2026
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Sussex
3:50pm
£30 – £265
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Fri, 28 August 2026
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Sussex
3:50pm
£30 – £265
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
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