Synopsis

Characters

Antonio Salieri: Italian composer in the 18th century Austrian royal court. We see him as a 70 year old and a man in his thirties.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A small pallid man. He is restless, with hands and feet in almost continuous motion. He’s prone to profanity. He has a piercing giggle.

Constanze Weber: When we first see her, she is a pretty girl in her twenties. She becomes Mozart’s wife.

Joseph II, Emperor of Austria: He’s a dapper, cheerful figure in his forties, largely pleased with himself and the world.

Johann Kilian Von Strack: Royal Chamberlain.

Count Orsini-Rosenberg: Director of the Imperial Opera.

Baron Gottfried Van Swieten: Prefect of the Imperial Library.

Two Venticelli: “Little Winds,” purveyors of information, gossip, and rumors. They also play the two gallants.

A majordomo