Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio receives a semi-staged concert performance as the final program of the 2026 Bard Music Festival, which focuses on Mozart and His World. Pavarotti International Competition-winning tenor Minghao Liu makes his festival debut as Belmonte, with Jana McIntyre appearing as Konstanze. Leon Botstein conducts the American Symphony Orchestra and Bard Festival Chorale in this 1782 opera set to a German libretto by Johann Gottlieb Stephanie.
Cast and Creative Team for The Abduction from the Seraglio at Fisher Center at Bard
Cast
Hailey Clark
Helena
John Matthew Myers
Menelaus
Jana McIntyre
Aithra
Deborah Nansteel
Omniscient Seashell
Blake Denson
Altair
Creative Team
Christian Räth
Director
Leon Botstein
General Manager
Daniel Unger
Scenic Designer
Mattie Ullrich
Costume Designer
Catherine Galasso
Choreographer
Tyler Micoleau
Lighting Designer
Marco Nisticò
Director
John Horzen
Projection Designer
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