Two-part play Peter Shaffer
Rerun of the show from the 1985/1986 season
Translation: Beatrice Staicu

Artistic direction: Alexandru Darie
Assistant director: Cristian Şofron, Anca Bradu
Scenography: Maria Miu
Musical illustration and pianoforte: Gheorghe Hausmann
Lighting design: Alexandru Darie
Special paintings: Amalia Perjovschi, Kudelász Iosif, Maria Miu, Kovács Ecaterina
Resume date: September 21, 1991

In „Amadeus,” Peter Shaffer combines history and fiction to present aspects of the last years of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life. The play explores the rivalry between Mozart and Antonio Salieri, the court composer of the Austrian Emperor in the late 18th century. Envious of the young Mozart’s talent and unhappy with his own mediocrity, Salieri cannot understand how God could have bestowed such incredible grace on the eccentric Mozart, after he himself had made a „pact” with the Divine. He denies God and plots to destroy his rival by any means possible. In Salieri’s inner world, envy is combined with admiration, almost love, for Mozart’s music. Salieri understands the exceptional qualities of Mozart’s music better than anyone else, and this mixture of hatred and appreciation makes him one of the most complex characters in universal drama. Also, although it bears Mozart's name (Amadeus - the beloved of God), the story is told from the perspective of Salieri, old and preparing for death, illustrating intolerance, but meditating on genius.

Considered "one of the high points of the theatrical year 1986" (Dinu Kivu), "a national stage performance... a true theatrical event" (Victor Parhon), "one of the most important shows of the year" (Valentin Tașcu), "Amadeus" was revived with important cast changes in 1990, directed by the same Alexandru Darie.

Distribution:

Antonio Salieri:  Ion Tomorrow
Costanza Weber:  Oana Mereuta
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:  Cristian Şofron, Doru Fîrte
Venticelli 1:  Simona Constantinescu
Venticelli 2:  Laurian Jivan
Joseph II, Emperor of Austria:  Emil Sauciuc, Ion Abrudan
Count Von Strack:  Marcel Popa
Count Orsini-Rosenberg:  Marcel Segărceanu, Petre Panait  
Baron van Swieten:  Dorin Presecan
Caterina Cavalieri:  Ileana Iurciuc 
Teresa Salieri:  Mariana Vasile
Salieri's cook:  John Moldovan
Salieri's valet:  Alexander Luke
The Viennese court:  Alla Tautu, Mariana Presecan, Simona Constantinescu, Ofelia Fîrte, Sorina Laza, Olivia Steer, Maria Erdodi, Ioana Sălăgean, Florin Tripa, Florin Stan

Technical director: Florin Popescu
Prompter: Zeina Druica
Lighting: Vasile Blejan, Iosif Balogh, Laviniu Goron
Sound: Valentin Bodonea, Stelian Panea