History Theatre / TheAbductionFromTheSeraglio

* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: Pasha Selim is adored by his servants, who sing two choruses in his praise.

* TheOneThatGotAway: It turns out that there was a lady whom Selim loved more than life itself and who was torn from him thanks to the scheming of Belmonte's father (it isn't whether he separated them, killed her, or did something else). Even now, with the many women in his harem who adore him, Selim still feels the loss.

** The Christof Loy production takes it UpToEleven by having the syndrome affect not just Konstanze, but her fiery maid Blondie (who usually is too busy playing pranks on her captor Osmin to consider developing any tender feelings towards him). Konstanze shares a passionate kiss with Selim and barely restrains herself from continuing it. Blondie lectures Osmin on feminism, as usual, but her expressions and body language show that she is clearly attracted to him (for instance, she sits on his lap herself and giggles happily when he caresses her), and rather than making fun of him as she usually does, she grows angry and sad that he can’t understand women value their freedom.

''The Abduction from the Seraglio'' (German: ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail'') is a 1782 singspiel opera by Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart, to a libretto by Christoph Bretzner. Although it's less famous than Mozart's later works, nowadays many know it thanks to a subplot in ''Film/{{Amadeus}}'' about its production.

''The Abduction from the Seraglio'' (German: Die Entführung aus dem Serail) is a 1782 singspiel opera by Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart, to a libretto by Christoph Bretzner. Although it's less famous than Mozart's later works, nowadays many know it thanks to a subplot in ''Film/{{Amadeus}}'' about its production.

!! The opera contains examples of:

-->'''Osmin''' (about Pedrillo): He has deserved death a thousand times!
-->'''Selim''': Well, let him find it in his own country.

* StockholmSyndrome: In many stagings, Konstanze is shown to grow very fond of Pasha Selim who holds her captive. It helps that a) before that, he rescued her and her HiredHelpAsFamily servants from pirates and b) he treats them very well and is a generally good-hearted man if with an explosive temper and [[LoveMakesYouEvil too passionately in love with Konstanze]]. Not to mention that, as his is a non-singing part, the directors are free to cast any attractive and/or charismatic actor without considering the voice type. For extra irony, the ShipTease with Selim usually happens when Konstanze is singing how she’ll never be inconstant to Belmonte.

* UnexpectedKindness: Pasha Selim sentences the four main characters to death, because they have been trying to whisk his beloved Konstanze away from his harem (and Konstanze, also being among the sentenced, has agreed to be whisked away) and because Konstanze's fiance Belmonte is the son of Selim's bitterest enemy. However, at the last moment, Selim changes his mind and lets the entire group go. Amazed, they say heartfelt farewells to him and join in a celebratory final chorus praising Selim and wishing him a long life.

* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: When the two couples are getting ready to die horribly, Selim suddenly changes his mind.

* CaptainSmoothAndSergeantRough: Selim, for most of the time, is calm and courteous, and Osmin is brutish and controlling.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Lampshaded by Selim as one of the reasons he lets the heroes go. He wishes that Konstanze never regrets her choice.
* InThatOrder: Osmin has a highly detailed plan concerning [[MurderTheHypotenuse his rival Pedrillo]]: "First beheaded, then hanged, then impaled on red-hot spikes, then burned, then manacled and drowned; finally flayed". At least one production (the Zürich Opera video recording with Malin Hartelius and Piotr Beczala) plays up the comedic effect in full: Osmin meticulously stresses the "first", "then", and "finally" (while Pedrillo, amused, counts the threats on his fingers).
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Belmonte is noble, honest and courageous, and his father, from what we learn about him, doesn't sound like any of that.

** The 2015 Glyndebourne production cast handsome and fit Cirque du Soleil actor Franck Saurel as Selim and gave him a ShirtlessScene in the second act’s beginning. This Selim very nearly manages to seduce Konstanze: he almost gets her consent and only ruins his chances by blurting out that she ''[[EntitledToHaveYou must]]'' love him. And still she looks very torn about refusing him.

* GoneHorriblyWrong: Belmonte reveals his family name in the hopes of convincing Selim to release them for a ransom. Instead, it turns out Selim has a deep-rooted hatred for his father.

** The Christof Loy takes it UpToEleven by having the syndrome affect not just Konstanze, but her fiery maid Blondie (who usually is too busy playing pranks on her captor Osmin to consider developing any tender feelings towards him). Konstanze shares a passionate kiss with Selim and barely restrains herself from continuing it. Blondie lectures Osmin on feminism, as usual, but her expressions and body language show that she is clearly attracted to him (for instance, she sits on his lap herself and giggles happily when he caresses her), and rather than making fun of him as she usually does, she grows angry and sad that he can’t understand women value their freedom.

* StockholmSyndrome: In many, Konstanze is shown to grow very fond of Pasha Selim who holds her captive. It helps that a) before that, he rescued her and her HiredHelpAsFamily servants from pirates and b) he treats them very well and is a generally good-hearted man if with an explosive temper and [[LoveMakesYouEvil too passionately in love with Konstanze]]. Not to mention that, as his is a non-singing part, the directors are free to cast any attractive and/or charismatic actor without considering the voice type. For extra irony, the ShipTease with Selim usually happens when Konstanze is singing how she’ll never be inconstant to Belmonte.

* RedOniBlueOni: The female leads are fiery, cheerful Blondie and melancholy Konstanze.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: If the production (such as the 2003 Frankfurt/2010 Liceu one) has Konstanze temporarily give in to Selim, she is horror-struck soon afterwards.

''The Abduction from the Seraglio'' (German: Die Entführung aus dem Serail) is a 1782 singspiel opera by Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart. Although it's less famous than his later works, nowadays many know it thanks to a subplot in ''Film/{{Amadeus}}'' about its production.

* BettyAndVeronica: TenorBoy Belmonte and passionate Pasha Selim for Konstanze.