Steve Schwartz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:j

>On the other hand, is there any reason for this play to be about Mozart
>and Salieri at all? If not, why is it about Mozart and Salieri?

Because the pseudoissue of Mozart & Salieri is a good, strong narrative
hook to pin a character study on, in the same way that Homer found it
useful to tie his story of the Trojan war around Achilleus's rage.  The
problem with all of your criticisms of Amadeus is that you're criticising
it for being what it isn't - ie, a study of the creative process - & keep
avoiding the issues related to what it is, a dramatic text deriving
(ultimately) from Maestro Salieri's denial of a rumor that he had poisoned
the young composer.

Live in peace
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