Live recording from deutsche oper berlin 1976 selim hans peter hallwachs konstanze zdzisawa donat blondchen barbara vogel belmonte horst laubenthal pedrillo norbert orth osmin martti talvela deutsche oper berlin conductor gary bertini stage director gnther rennert mozart composed his singspiel die entfhrung aus dem serail in 1781 encouraged by no one less than the austrian emperor joseph ii in order to emphasise the importance of this national form of music theatre as opposed to the itali