Amadeus
Play by Peter Shaffer
Amadeus is a play by Peter Shaffer which gives a fictional account of the lives of composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, imagining a rivalry between the two at the court of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. Wikipedia
Originally published: November 2, 1979
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri
Playwright: Peter Shaffer
Characters: Antonio Salieri, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Count Orsini-Rosenberg, and more
Adapted from: Mozart and Salieri
Genre: Drama, tragedy