Amadeus by Peter Shaffer

In the court of the Austrian Emperor Joseph II, Antonio Salieri is the established composer. Enter the greatest musical genius of all time: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Salieri has given himself to God so that he might realize his sole ambition, to be a great composer. Mozart is a foul-mouthed, graceless oaf who has that which is beyond Salieri’s envious grasp: Genius.

Characters:

• Antonio Salieri
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Constanze (Stanzi) Weber: Mozart’s wife
• Joseph II: Emperor of Austria
• Count Johann Kilian von Strack: chamberlain of the Imperial Chamber
• Count Franz Orsini-Rosenberg: director of the Imperial Opera.
• Baron Gottfried van Swieten: also known as “Lord Fugue”
• Kapellmeister Guiseppe Bonno: Royal choral director
• Two “Venticelli”
• Salieri’s Valet and Cook
• Teresa Salieri: Wife of Salieri
• Katherina Cavalieri: Salieri’s promising pupil
• Major-Domo: A servant of a prominent baroness
• Priest
• Servants and Citizens of Vienna

You can find a copy of the script here: https://www.shilo.org.uk/amadeus/AmadeusScript1999.pdf

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