Mozart & Salieri - Opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Presented by: Time Zone Theatre

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0	LONDON: Russian House of Culture and Science
P	Monday 22nd May, 2017
N	8:00pm

Event information

“Villainy and genius can never be compatible?“

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’s tormented mind. He is portrayed as a generous man who 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 us witnesses, if not conspirators, of Salieri’s plan to poison Mozart.

Sung in English and accompanied by piano and viola.
Running time: 50 minutes

Time Zone Theatre’s acclaimed revival of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s rarely performed masterpiece is touring in England and Denmark this year. We are delighted to celebrate the start of our tour with a special performance at Rossotrudnichestvo on 22nd May at 8pm.

Ticket price includes a free glass of Prosecco or soft drink! By purchasing your ticket, you support Time Zone Theatre’s England Tour and their aim to bring the work of one of the greatest Russian composers to a wider audience outside of London.

"Very well worth seeing" (The Spectator)
“Crime-thriller tension“ (A Younger Theatre)
★★★★★ “Engaging singers and clever staging" (Fringe Opera)
★★★★ “A magnificent piece of entertainment that keeps the audience enthralled all the way to its very last note.“ (London Theatre One)

Musical director: Andrew Charity
Directed by Pamela Schermann

Presented by Time Zone Theatre
www.timezonetheatre.com