Amadeus

Name: Amadeus
Author: Peter Shaffer

by Peter Shaffer

Mozart's jealous rival Salieri hatches murder plot in 18th-century Vienna

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Peter Shaffer

British playwright who wrote large-scale theatrical spectacles exploring the conflict between genius and mediocrity, the sacred and the rational. Amadeus and Equus are among the most successful serious plays of the late 20th century. His brother Anthony was also a playwright.

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