Salieri
Americannoun
noun
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Contained within Alexander Dodge’s lush red set, Tresnjak’s production moves between the rococo grandeur of Emperor Joseph II’s court and a kind of interior hellscape, where Salieri, the play’s guide and scheming rival of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, can recall the mischief he wrought against the young upstart perversely blessed with a divine spark of genius.
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As a young man, Salieri prayed to an image of God in his Northern Italian town, pledging that, if he were to become a composer of sufficient fame, he would repay this gift not only through his music but through living a life of virtue.
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This wish is granted, but Salieri reneges on his end of the deal after losing faith in the Almighty.
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As court composer and music gatekeeper, Salieri has power and position.
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After ruining Mozart’s prospects at court, Salieri is stunned to learn that he’s been promoted to kapellmeister.
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