Angelo Soliman Haydn as well the Hungarian poet Ferenc Kazinczy. Lodge records indicate that Soliman and Mozart met on several occasions. It is likely that the character Bassa Selim in Mozart's opera "The Abduction from the Seraglio" was based on Soliman. Eventually becoming the Grand Master of that lodge, Soliman helped change its ritual to include scholarly elements. This new Masonic direction rapidly influenced Freemasonic practice throughout Europe. Soliman is still celebrated in Massonic rites as "Father of Pure Masonic Thought", with his name usually transliterated as "Angelus Solimanus". During his lifetime Soliman was regarded as a model of the assimilation and
Rory Macdonald (conductor) Love". In 2003 Macdonald made his Glyndebourne debut at very short notice with "Idomeneo". Also at Glyndebourne he has conducted "Così fan tutte" and "Albert Herring" for the autumn tour. Other opera work has included "L'elisir d'amore" (Welsh National Opera), "The Abduction from the Seraglio" (Opera North) "La bohème" (Danish National Opera, RTÉ NSO), "La fanciulla del West" (Grange Park Opera), and "Don Giovanni" (Magdeburg Opera). Rory Macdonald (conductor) Rory Macdonald (born 25 August 1980) is a Scottish conductor. Born in Stirling, Scotland, he attended Douglas Academy in Milngavie, Glasgow, and went on to read Music at Gonville and Caius