What bliss, what joy!
were this evening my friend and I at the outdoor festival at the castle Hellenstein in Heidenheim. We had a trip to Corpus Christi, we have made use of my internship company on the castle witnessed the rehearsals for the opera festival and were both instantly hooked was: was this year in Heidenheim Mozart's "Abduction from the Seraglio" in the program, my absolute favorite opera. Especially the overture has it done to me.
And so we have made for even more rapidly after hours from Stuttgart to the one hour drive to Heidenheim. A parking lot was despite a huge run of visitors to the castle hill and quickly found the way to the castle was not too far. But I was grateful for the sweaters, blankets and pillows, which I had packed, for between the old walls, it was despite high summer temperatures during the day not just warm, and the opera should be yes to drag on into the night.
We had this idea to get hold of really the last places: all up in the very last row, virtually 'on course'. But that was not too bad, because we already had no heads in front of us. Luck was that it did not rain, in a double sense, because our cards were forfeited in the rain. We had 'fair-weather maps', that we in the rain did not even have to pay.
The old banqueting hall of the castle Hellenstein has already by itself a great setting: the stage is in front of the ruins of the Knights' Hall, windows and doors are integrated into the stage.
The story about Bassa Selim and Osmin, Blonde and Pedrillo, Constanze and Belmonte was put in a modern Turkey: the guards Bassa Selim's house in costumes, reminiscent of the uniforms of the Colombian drug mafia wore black, with dark sunglasses and guns. And entered the conductor, as 'El Dirigente' (actually English 'el director', but also by the sense dirigente fits her better) in camouflage, combat boots and a burgundy, diagonally mounted the podium cap. Absolutely stylish!
The history of the Abduction from the Seraglio is actually quite simple: Constanze, her maid Blonde and Pedrillo servants have been abducted and are in the house of Pasha Selim held. His servant Osmin guarded them. Bassa Selim tried to win the love Constanze, but the Irishman is mourning fiance and wants more of the Death. Blondes, who also defend against the advances must Osmin, comforting her. Then comes Belmonte, Constanze's fiance. Together with Pedrillo plans of the abduction of women from demSerail and surreptitiously disguised himself as an architect access to the house of Pasha Selim.
The two men try to make Osmin tired with alcohol and then want to liberate women. No sooner had the pair meet again kindled the debate as to whether they were true. In the end, wins the trust, but Osmin is awake now and caught the four on the run.
At the end it Bassa Selim was a benevolent man who is free and Constanze, the four leaves, much to the dismay of Osmin, which as in the most glaring Colors had envisioned just would kill the four best.
It was a wonderful evening where I was tied up for hours all of the action, the music and stage design. Although not every sung word was understandable, but the action was still with you and it was definitely a wonderful experience.
was especially beautiful evening, the initial mood, with a beautiful sunset, which is then in a clear, cool night went on, which got a very special charm, and rose over the Ritersaal a nearly full moon. Unique!
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