Time Zone Theatre

The opera follows the apocryphal legend that Antonio Salieri poisoned his rival and fellow composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart out of jealousy over his talent. Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) used the short story Mozart and Salieri by Alexander Pushkin as libretto, which also inspired Peter Shaffer’s famous stage play and film Amadeus.

Rimsky-Korsakov’s rarely performed two-hander is a character study, it is a close-up of Salieri and his tormented mind. He’s not just the villain in this story, you see a generous man committed to the art who praises Mozart’s work, but is torn between admiration for his fellow composer and his own jealousy.

In a new English translation and staged by an award-winning team, this original and innovative production will captivate its audience, making you witnesses, if not conspirators, of Salieri’s plan to poison Mozart.

The second half of the evening will show a new programme “A Night in Vienna”, a Mozart Medley with arias and duets from Mozarts most-loved operas such as Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte and The Magic Flute.

Sung in English and accompanied by piano.

Age suitability: 12+