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.

Librettist Johann Andreas Schachtner (1731-1795)
Date of composition 1780 (1779–1780)
Premiered 1866, January 27th in Frankfurt, Germany
First published 1838 or earlier NMA gives 1838 for publication date in discussing the André publication : "Offenbach a.M. im Jahr 1838". HMB lists an André piano reduction/vocal score(?) in an early 1839 issue.
Catalogue KV 344
Spoken language German
Instruments Voice - Solo voices ;
Orchestra
Voice (Soprano) - Zaide
Voice (Tenor) - Gomatz
Voice (Haute-contre) - Allazim
Voice (Tenor) - Sultan Soliman
Voice (Bass) - Osmin
Autotranslations beta Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Zaide, KV 344 "Das Serail"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Zaide, KV 344 "Das Serail"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Zaide, KV 344 "Das Serail"