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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Zaide, K. 336b/344

K. 336b Composed 1782

Zaide (originally, Das Serail) is an unfinished German-language opera, K. 344, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1780. Emperor Joseph II, in 1778, was in the process of setting up an opera company for the purpose of performing German opera. One condition required of the composer to join this company was that he should write a comic opera. At Salzburg in 1779 Mozart began work on a new opera (now known as Zaide although Mozart did not give it such a title). It contains spoken dialogue, which also classifies it as a Singspiel (literally, "singing play"). Only the arias and ensembles from the first two acts were composed. Missing are an overture and third act.

It was popular at the time for operas to depict the rescue of enslaved Westerners from Muslim courts, since Muslim pirates were preying on Mediterranean shipping, particularly to obtain slaves for various purposes. This story portrays Zaide's effort to save her beloved, Gomatz.

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Movements

  1. (fragment): Sinfonia in G, KV 318: Ouvertüre

Akt I

  1. (fragment): Akt I. Dialog "Eilt, Gomatz, ihr wißt den Weg!" (Allazim, Gomatz, Zaide)
  2. (fragment): Akt I. Dialog "Unglückseliger!" (Allazim, Gomatz)
  3. (fragment): Akt I. Dialog "nichtswürdiger Sklave" (Zaide, Gomatz)
  4. (fragment): Akt I. Monolog "Ah! So gut habe ich noch nie geschlafen" (Gomatz)
  5. (fragment): Akt I. Monolog "Noch nie war mir vegönnt" (Zaide)
  6. (fragment): Akt I. Monolog "Weit weiche ich von meiner Pficht" (Allazim)
  7. (fragment): Akt I. No. 1 Lied "Brüder, laßt uns lustig sein" (Vorsänger, Drei andere Sklaven)
  8. (fragment): Akt I. No. 2 Melologo "Unerforschliche Fügung" (Gomatz)
  9. (fragment): Akt I. No. 3 Arie "Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben" (Zaide)
  10. (fragment): Akt I. No. 4 Arie "Rase, Schicksal, wüte immer" (Gomatz)
  11. (fragment): Akt I. No. 5 Duett "Meine Seele hüpft vor Freuden" (Zaide, Gomatz)
  12. (fragment): Akt I. No. 6 Arie "Herr und Freund!" (Gomatz)
  13. (fragment): Akt I. No. 7 Arie "Nur mutig, mein Herze" (Allazim)
  14. (fragment): Akt I. No. 8 Terzetto "O selige Wonne!" (Zaide, Gomatz, Allazim)

Akt II

  1. (fragment): Akt II. Arie "Der stolze Löw'" (Soliman)
  2. (fragment): Akt II. Dialog "Da steht ihr also vor mir" (Soliman, Zaide)
  3. (fragment): Akt II. Dialog "Es ist umsonst" (Soliman, Allazim)
  4. (fragment): Akt II. Dialog "Hört, Zaide, ich werde euch die Freiheit schenken" (Soliman, Zaide)
  5. (fragment): Akt II. Dialog "Nun zu dir, Allazim" (Soliman, Allazim)
  6. (fragment): Akt II. Dialog "O großer Soliman" (Allazim, Soliman)
  7. (fragment): Akt II. Monolog "Sun, so wären wir den Allazim los!" (Osmin)
  8. (fragment): Akt II. Monolog "Weshalb muß ich im dunklen Kerker schmachten?" (Zaide)
  9. (fragment): Akt II. No. 10 Arie "Wer hungrig bei der Tafel sitzt" (Osmin)
  10. (fragment): Akt II. No. 11 Arie "Ich bin so bös als gut" (Soliman)
  11. (fragment): Akt II. No. 12 Arie "Trostlos schluchzet Philomele" (Zaide)
  12. (fragment): Akt II. No. 13 Arie "Tiger! wetze nur die Klauen" (Zaide)
  13. (fragment): Akt II. No. 14 Arie "Ihr Mächtigen seht ungerührt" (Allazim)
  14. (fragment): Akt II. No. 15 Quartett "Freundin! stille deine Tränen" (Gomatz, Allazim, Soliman, Zaide)
  15. (fragment): Akt II. No. 9 Melologo "Zaide entflohen!" (Soliman, Osmin)

Elsewhere

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