Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning play is set in the late 18th century and inspired by the historical circumstances surrounding the artistic and personal rivalry between Viennese court composers Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Close to death and fearing that God has abandoned him, Salieri confesses his rage, envy, vengeance and regrets. His scandalous and spellbinding tale culminates when the righteous ambitions of a mediocre musician are focused on the tragic destruction of a man graced with genius: Mozart.