Synopsis

When court composer Salieri encounters Mozart, he becomes painfully aware of his own mediocraty and seeks revenge by destroying the genius, he believes to be the incarnation of God’s betrayal against him. The play follows Salieri’s confession as an old man looking back on his fight with God and destruction of Mozart.

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Awards & Nominations

Olivier Awards 1999: Best Supporting Performance – Nominated

Reviews

Like his Welsh compatriots, Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins, Michael Sheen will blaze in the firmament for years to come: a brilliant young actor; simply exhilirating… Michael Sheen is fantastic as Mozart. The man has all the makings of a great actor… Watching him trace Mr. Shaffer’s conception of a child prodigy grown up into prodigious childishness, you start to appreciate the derivation of the term star. This actor is so luminous it’s scary

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