Oper Frankfurt 2026-27 Review: Zaide
(Photo: Barbara Aumüller) Mozart left his “Zaide” (1779-1780) unfinished. Written during a frustrating period as a court musician in Salzburg, this work set in a German libretto lacks overture, recitatives or spoken dialogue, and a final plot resolution. Centered on captives attempting to escape a Turkish ruler’s grasp, the surviving musical fragments display remarkable dramatic potential directly foreshadows his later {…}
