Music as a Mirror of History

Mozart: The Abduction from the Harem

Educational Jun 1, 2020 43 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E3: Learn how events in Europe shaped Mozart's music and personal circumstances. Investigate the threat posed to Europe by the Ottoman Empire, and observe the paradoxical Turkish vogue in European art and fashion. Study the Turkish elements in Mozart's opera The Abduction from the Harem, and see how the economic fallout from Austria's war with the Ottomans contributed to Mozart's decline and death.

Educational Jun 1, 2020 43 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2020
Run Time: 43 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.