Abduction from the Seraglio, Taconic Opera: The Taconic Opera presents Mozart’s laugher of a German comedy for the first time! “Finding a cast that could sing the opera’s brutally difficult music was the reason we held off presenting this opera until now,” reveals Dan Montez, General Director. The poet Goethe said that Abduction from the Seraglio“knocked everything else sideways. “A story of two men who rescue their lovers from a Turkish harem, Abduction takes us on a comic voyage from captivity to the pleasures of torture to unexpected liberation.

About the Taconic Opera

The Taconic Opera is Northern Westchester’s only professional opera company. They produce two fully staged operas per year, one choral concert and a summer choral sing. They also provide outreach to Westchester County schools.

Dan Montez founded the Taconic Opera in 1997 and continues as its General Director. Dan has performed in principal roles as a tenor in over 50 productions on stages including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and San Francisco Opera. He has also performed numerous oratorios and recitals throughout the United States. An acclaimed stage director, he has directed more productions than he has performed.

Mr. Montez is an accomplished composer as well who has had hundreds of his works performed for over 30 years across the United States. In fact, his seventh oratorio, Esther, will be premiered by the company in 2020. The Taconic Opera has likewise premiered a number of his oratorios in recent years. Including, David in 2017, Job in 2016; David in 2015, Jonah in 2014, and Enoch in 2013. He conducted his first oratorio, The Condescension, in California. His first opera, In bocca al lupo,debuted in the fall of 2017 to open Taconic Opera’s 20th Anniversary Season. Finally, his commissioned work “The Red Sea Trio” will premiere in the fall of 2019.

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