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seraglio

[si-ral-yoh, -rahl-] / sɪˈræl yoʊ, -ˈrɑl- /


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After making his professional debut in 1959 as First Prisoner in Beethoven's Fidelio at the Dresden State Opera, he saw his big breakthrough in 1962 as Belmonte in Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2019

Opera's first performances of Mozart's "The Abduction From the Seraglio" in 21 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2016

"There's always the need to balance a season between different periods, between what is familiar and what is new," said Conlon, who will conduct "Seraglio" and "Tosca."

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2016

He had given Met audiences many a performance they might not have seen but for him: the Met's first Abduction from the Seraglio of Mozart, the first Alceste of Gluck, Mussorgsky's Khovanchina.

From Time Magazine Archive

Suddenly a loud report shook the whole Seraglio.

From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Jókai, Mór




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