![]() ![]() Winner of five Tony Awards-including Best Play-and the Oscar for Best Picture, Amadeus is a modern classic, weaving intrigue, comedy, suspense, and music into a tale of breathtaking dramatic power. But genius, it seems, is not easily obscured, and Salieri must ask himself how far he will go to destroy the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Amadeus September 8 SeptemWritten by Peter Shaffer In 1781, Antonio Salieri finds himself in a position of fame and high esteem, composing music in the name of God, until he hears a name that will come to haunt him and his career Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ![]() His legacy threatened, composer Antonio Salieri schemes to discredit a foul-mouthed former child prodigy. ![]()
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