Harem of European women forcibly taken into Oriental harems—evident for example in the Mozart opera "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" ("The Abduction from the Seraglio") concerning the attempt of the hero Belmonte to rescue his beloved Konstanze from the "seraglio"/harem of the Pasha Selim; or in Voltaire's "Candide", in chapter 12 of which the old woman relates her experiences of being sold into harems across the Ottoman Empire. Much of Verdi's opera "Il corsaro" takes place in the harem of the Pasha Seid—where Gulnara, the Pasha's favorite, chafes at life in the harem, and longs for freedom and true love. Eventually
László Ágoston 2014. Because of the sudden illness of the baritone protagonist, László Ágoston had to save the performance learning the role and the direction in less than 36 hours. He debuted as a singer in the Hungarian State Opera in this emergency situation earning the critics' praise. After the very successful and critically acclaimed debut of Moltopera (even featured among the best directions of the 2014/2015 season in Hungary), they became regular guest performers in the Hungarian State Opera with a new premiére every year. ("The Hopping from the Seraglio" in 2015/2016 - a children's version of "The Abduction from the