Zaide 16 years old

Zaide, the unfinished opera by Mozart, in a production directed by Peter Sellars which was the focus of controversy at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 2008. Composed in 1780, two years before The Abduction from the Seraglio, Zaide contains melodies of incredible inventiveness. The opera lacks an overture, a finale and many spoken dialogues, yet the missing elements allowed Sellars to elaborate and transform the work into a grand manifesto against slavery. Sellars' vision provoked a scandal, as it had previously in Vienna and London, but the Cour de l'Archevêché has experienced plenty of scandals.

Credits

Zaide Cast

Name Character
Alfred Walker He was 180, 42 years old when he died

Zaide Crew

Name Department
Zaide poster
Zaide (16 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, January 01, 2008