The abduction from the seraglio

Item

Record ID

429

Identifier

41814

Genre

Work Title

The abduction from the seraglio

Uniform Title

Entfuhrung aus dem serail

Program/Series Title

NBC Opera Theatre

Work Alternate Titles

Opera Theatre. Scenes from The abduction from the seraglio

Composer

Text Author

Stephanie, Gottlieb, 1741-1800 (libretto) ; Bretzner, Christoph Friedrich,; 1748-1807 (libretto)

Language

English

Translation

Stossel, Albert

Production Year

1954

Transmission/Release Date

10/31/54

Transmission/Release Year

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

NBC

Conductor/Music Director

Adler, Peter Herman, 1899-1990

Orchestra

NBC Opera Orchestra

Chorus/Choir

NBC Opera Company

Soloists

Nadja Witkowska (Constanze) ; Virginia Haskins (Blonde) ; Davis Cunningham (Belmonte) ; David Lloyd (Pedrillo) ; Leon Lishner (Osmin) ; Norma Rose (Selim)

TV/Film Director

Browning, Kirk, 1921-

Sets

Ter-Arutunian, Rouben

Costumes

Ter-Arutunian, Rouben

Production Company

NBC

Producer

Chotzinoff, Samuel, 1889-1964

Technical Information

Live studio production ; color

Other Information

TV Adaptation by NBC Opera Staff based on Albert Stoessel translation. In a l5 year run on NBC, the series was listed under three titles: NBC Opera Theatre, NBC Opera Company, and NBC Opera.

Duration

ca. 90'

Company

NBC Opera Company

Adaptation

NBC Opera staff

Archive

Motion Picture/TV Reading Room, Library of Congress

Sourcemat

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