Organization

Chanteur

Soprano

Ekaterina Lekhina

Zaide

Ténor

Sean Panikkar

Gomatz

Basse

Alfred Walker

Allazim

Soliman Russell Thomas

Le Sultan Soliman

Morris D Robinson

Osmin

Direction d'orchestre

Louis Langrée

Mise en scène

Peter Sellars

Décors

George Tsypin

Costumes

Gabriel Berry

Lumières

James F Ingalls

Festival d'Aix en Provence

Orchestra

Camerata Salzburg

Others

Choeur Ibn Zaydoun

Zaide, K. 344 -  (Zaïde)

Aix-en-Provence

France

Théâtre de l'Archevêché

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.

The opera stars Russel Thomas (Sultan Soliman), Ekaterina Lekhina (Zaide) and Sean Panikar (Gomatz) and is conducted by Louis Langrée with the Salzburg Camerata. Sellar’s assistant director said of the performance: "You probably won't share this vision, you may be shocked or even remain indifferent to our contemporary approach, however, it is a gift and we hope that you will greet it with open arms and open minds."

Zaïde by Mozart, Du (2008/2008), Dirigé par Peter Sellars,, Chef d'orchestre Louis Langrée, Théâtre de l'Archevêché, Aix-en-Provence, France

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