Antonio Salieri
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The Gamm Reveals Lineup For 40th Anniversary Season (Apr 23, 2024)
Video: Get A First Look At Cleveland Play House's AMADEUS (Apr 12, 2024)
Paul Bettany Will Play Antonio Salieri in Series Adaptation of AMADEUS (Apr 9, 2024)
The Gamm Reveals Lineup For 40th Anniversary Season (Apr 23, 2024)
Video: Get A First Look At Cleveland Play House's AMADEUS (Apr 12, 2024)
Paul Bettany Will Play Antonio Salieri in Series Adaptation of AMADEUS (Apr 9, 2024)
Antonio Salieri BIO
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 Habsburg monarchy.
Salieri was a pivotal figure in the development of late 18th-century opera. As a student of Florian Leopold Gassmann, and a protégé of Christoph Willibald Gluck, Salieri was a cosmopolitan composer who wrote operas in three languages. Salieri helped to develop and shape many of the features of operatic compositional vocabulary, and his music was a powerful influence on contemporary composers.
Appointed the director of the Italian opera by the Habsburg court, a post he held from 1774 until 1792, Salieri dominated Italian-language opera in Vienna. During his career, he also spent time writing works for opera houses in Paris, Rome, and Venice, and his dramatic works were widely performed throughout Europe during his lifetime. As the Austrian imperial Kapellmeister from 1788 to 1824, he was responsible for music at the court chapel and attached school. Even as his works dropped from performance, and he wrote no new operas after 1804, he still remained one of the most important and sought-after teachers of his generation, and his influence was felt in every aspect of Vienna's musical life. Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Eberl, Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart were among the most famous of his pupils.
Salieri's music slowly disappeared from the repertoire between 1800 and 1868 and was rarely heard after that period until the revival of his fame in the late 20th century. This revival was 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 poisoned the younger composer; however, this has been proven untrue because the symptoms displayed by Mozart's illness did not indicate poisoning and it is likely that they were, at least, mutually respectful peers. Despite denying the allegation, Salieri was greatly affected by the accusations and widespread public belief that he had contributed to Mozart's death, which contributed to his nervous breakdowns in later life.
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The Gamm Reveals Lineup For 40th Anniversary Season
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre has announced its 40th Anniversary Season slated to begin in late September. The 2024-25 season features five distinctive plays that highlight both The Gamm's history and its vision for the future.
Video: Get A First Look At Cleveland Play House's AMADEUS
Get a first look at Cleveland Playhouse's production of Amadeus in an all-new video. Experience Peter Shaffer's tale of malice, madness, and music in his dramatic, darkly comedic re-imagining of the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, through the lens of his contemporary, Antonio Salieri.
Paul Bettany Will Play Antonio Salieri in Series Adaptation of AMADEUS
According to a new report, Paul Bettany, who was recently seen on Broadway in The Collaboration, has just joined the upcoming limited series Amadeus. Based on the life of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the series takes inspiration from Peter Shaffer's Tony-winning play of the same name and is written by Joe Barton and Julian Farino of British crime drama Giri/Haji.
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC And More Announced for Mainstage Irving-las Colinas 2024-2025 Season
Discover the exciting new 24-25 season lineup from MainStage Irving-Las Colinas. Get a sneak peek into the captivating performances and theatrical experiences that await you this season.
Cleveland Play House to Present Peter Shaffer's AMADEUS This Month
Explore the history, rivalry, and legacy of classical music giants, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri in Peter Shaffer's award-winning play, AMADEUS, presented by Cleveland Play House. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Pacific Opera Project Announces 2024-2025 Season
Discover Pacific Opera Project's 2024-2025 season, featuring the LA premiere of RUSALKA, US premiere of LA SCUOLA DE' GELOSI, and a co-production of H.M.S. PINAFORE with Opera Las Vegas.
AMADEUS Comes to Monte Theatre Next Month
Gloucester Productions will present a 2024 staging of Peter Schaffer's gripping classic play Amadeus, starring Alan Committie as Salieri.
AMADEUS Series Adaptation to Star Will Sharpe as Mozart; Joe Barton to Adapt Peter Shaffer's Play
The White Lotus star Will Sharpe is set to take on the role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in a series adaptation of Amadeus. The series will be a reimagined verison of Peter Shaffer’s award-winning stage play, adapted by Joe Barton and directed by Julian Farino.
AMADEUS Comes to Zorlu PSM This Week
Peter Shaffer tarafından kaleme alınan, dünya müzik tarihinin unutulmaz bestecileri Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ile Antonio Salieri’nin eşsiz hikayesi AMADEUS sahnede!
Review: AMADEUS LIVE, Royal Albert Hall
“There are simply too many notes, that's all. Just cut a few and it will be perfect.” Peter Shaffer’s irreverent, yet at times poignant and thought-provoking, take on the relationship between Mozart and Salieri began life as a National Theatre production – its big screen adaptation garnered accolades following its 1984 release, and retains its popularity almost 40 years later.
Review: BEFOK (OR THE DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO IMPRESS IÑÁRRITU) at Odyssey Theatre
Gutsy and gonzo, this wild ride runs through November 5th at Odyssey Theatre
Cleveland Play House to Present THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, AMADEUS, and More in 108th Season
Check out the lineup for Cleveland Play House's 108th Season here!
The Corinthian Singers of Adelaide to Present PROPHECY, PROCESSION, PASSION Concert in April
The Corinthian Singers' first concert, in this their 60th year, is Prophecy, Procession, Passion, a collection of works relating to the Easter Season, centered on the much loved choruses from Handel's Messiah.
AMADEUS Comes to Zorlu PSM This Month
Written by Peter Shaffer, the unique story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, the unforgettable composers of world music history, AMADEUS is on stage! Performances run 26 February - 10 April 2023.
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On AMADEUS
AMADEUS
A tour de force.
Michael Sheen is sublime.
As part of the Sydney Opera Houses’ 50th anniversary program, AMADEUS by Peter Schaffer is Co-presented and produced by leading Sydney-based independent theatre presenter Red Line Productions.
Review: AMADEUS at Star Theatres
David Roach is marvellous as Salieri.
AMADEUS Full Cast Announced at Sydney Opera House
From 27 December, 2022 – 21 January, 2023 a gripping new production of Peter Shaffer's Tony and Academy Award-winning masterpiece Amadeus will be staged in the Opera House's newly transformed Concert Hall.
AMADEUS Comes To Central London Next Month
Amadeus, Peter Shaffer's award-winning fictionalised account of the relationship between two real life composers, plays at the Bridewell Theatre from 23 November to 3 December in a new production staged by leading amateur theatre company Sedos.
Independent Theatre Presents AMADEUS
Be transported back in time to the glittering court and musical world of Vienna in Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, the play that took the world by storm in 1979 and then again in 1986 when the film adaptation collected eight Oscars from its 11 nominations.
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