ABDUCTION: Osmin complains about foreigners
The Pasha's right-hand man Osmin (Paolo Pecchioli) complains about foreigners trying to steal Turkish women. Photo: David Bachman.
ABDUCTION: Belmonte & Osmin: instant dislike
Belmonte (David Portillo, left) runs into an especially unhelpful Osmin (Paolo Pecchioli) just as he boards the Orient Express. Photo: David Bachman.
ABDUCTION: Osmin hog-ties Pedrillo
Osmin (Paolo Pecchioli) resents Pedrillo's (Joseph Gaines) presence on the Pasha's staff and hog-ties him to get his point across. Photo: David Bachman.
ABDUCTION: Pedrillo introduces Belmonte
Pedrillo (Joseph Gaines, center) gets Belmonte (David Portillo, left) into the seraglio by introducing him to the Pasha (Adam Fry) as a promising architect. Photo: David Bachman
ABDUCTION: Blonde "instructs" Osmin
Blonde (Ashley Emerson, right) helps Osmin (Paolo Pecchioli) understand how European women should be treated. Photo: David Bachman
ABDUCTION: heartbroken Konstanze
Konstanze (Lisette Oropesa) is caught between East and West, and misses her beloved Belmonte. Photo: David Bachman
ABDUCTION: Pasha moves in on Konstanze
Pasha Selim (Adam Fry) truly loves Konstanze (Lisette Oropesa) but she rebuffs his advances. Photo: David Bachman
ABDUCTION: drinking to wine and women
Pedrillo (right, Joseph Gaines) convinces Osmin (Paolo Pecchioli) that having a drink isn't so bad after all. Photo: David Bachman
ABDUCTION: the lovers reunite
Belmonte (David Portillo) and Konstanze (Lisette Oropesa) are finally reunited in the Pasha's private train car. Photo: David Bachman
ABDUCTION: Pedrillo and Blonde fight
Even as they plan their escape from the train, the lovers Blonde (Ashley Emerson) and Pedrillo (Joseph Gaines) argue. Photo by David Bachman.
ABDUCTION: Osmin captures the lovers and gloats
Osmin (far left) gloats after he captures the lovers trying to escape. (From left, Lisette Oropesa, Ashley Emerson, Joseph Gaines, David Portillo). Photo: David Bachman