Regieoper to be the most radically shocking to date. The inspiration for Mozart's opera was the overwhelming fascination of Europeans by all things Turkish. Orientalist elements abound in this story of a hero trying to rescue two girls from the clutches of an evil Pasha who has installed them in his harem, Seraglio. Instead of a genteel harem, Bieto has set this Abduction in a modern, garish bordello where men and women engage in extreme acts of sex and brutality. The sets consist mainly of whorehouse accoutrements, the lighting is colored and garish, and the costumes for the most part are
June Bronhill Merry Widow", "Orpheus in the Underworld", "Die Fledermaus" and "Rigoletto" at the Sydney Opera House in 1975. In 1976, she decided to move back to Australia permanently. In Australia she appeared in operas such as "Il Seraglio" ("Die Entführung aus dem Serail") and a Victoria State Opera production of Donnizetti's "Maria Stuarda" in July 1976, directed by Robin Lovejoy with a cast including Nance Grant conducted by Richard Divall. She played operetta roles such as Josephine ("H.M.S. Pinafore"), Phyllis ("Iolanthe") and Ruth ("The Pirates of Penzance"). She also had roles in "The Maid of the Mountains", "Call Me Madam", "A