Antonio Salieri
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Antonio Salieri was an Italian composer and teacher of the classical period. He was born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, and spent his adult life and career as a subject of the
Portrait by Joseph Willibrord Mähler, c. 1815
Salieri's teacher Florian Leopold Gassmann in an engraving (1775) by Johann Balzer
Beginning of the overture to Salieri's Armida in the autograph score
Adolphe Nourrit in the title role in Tarare, in Paris 1823
Amadeus (film)
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Amadeus is a 1984 American epic period drama film directed by Miloš Forman. Peter Shaffer adapted it from his 1979 stage play, inspired by Alexander Pushkin's 1830 play Mozart and Salieri. Shaffer des
Antonio Salieri
…fame in the late 20th century. This revival was partially due to the fictionalized depiction of Salieri in Peter Shaffer's play Amadeus (1979) and its 1984 film version. The death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1791 at the age of 35 was followed by rumors that he and Salieri had been bitter rivals, and that Salieri had…
Theatrical release poster by Peter Sís
Amadeus music performed live in-sync with the movie by an orchestra and choir at Meridian Hall in Toronto