Amadeus premiered at the National Theatre in London in November under the direction of Peter Hall. Now, this extraordinary work about the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is available with a new preface by Peter Shaffer and a new introduction by the director of the Broadway revival, Sir Peter Hall. Amadeus is a must-have for classical music buffs, theatre lovers, and aficionados of historical fiction/5(90). Amadeus is Latin for “beloved of God,” and as such not only Wolfgang Mozart’s middle name, but also the theme of Peter Shaffer’s eponymous play. It’s a perfect title for an entertaining, libelous mea culpa given to court composer and Mozart contemporary Antonio Salieri, whom historians agree had nothing to do with Mozart’s early death/5.
Peter Shaffer Sir Peter Shaffer, in full, Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (), was a British playwright of considerable range who moved easily from farce to the portrayal of human anguish. Educated at St. Paul's and Trinity College, Cambridge, Shaffer first worked for a music publisher and. Watch the trailer for Peter Shaffer's iconic play about the jealously and rivalry between young musical prodigy Mozart and court composer Salieri. 'A note-pe. Amadeus. By Peter Shaffer. Directed by Bruce Akers. Heidelberg Theatre Company. 11thth September, It could be said that Peter Shaffer is one of the 20 th Century's greatest playwrights and Amadeus is already a "classic" play. Certainly the role of Salieri is one of the showiest and most compelling roles since Shakespeare's time.
Peter Shaffer Sir Peter Shaffer, in full, Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (), was a British playwright of considerable range who moved easily from farce to the portrayal of human anguish. Educated at St. Paul’s and Trinity College, Cambridge, Shaffer first worked for a music publisher and. Amadeus. Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus is a reimagining of the lives of Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The play, brought to life with the music of Mozart, is a tale of jealousy and betrayal and perhaps even murder. Our story opens in on the eve of the elderly Salieri’s death. A rumor has begun to circulate in Vienna that Amadeus is a play by Peter Shaffer which gives a fictional account of the lives of composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, first performed in It was inspired by Alexander Pushkin's short play Mozart and Salieri, which Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov used in as the libretto for an opera of the same name.
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