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Vienna’s leading composer is seething over the upstart Mozart – a brash newcomer whose genius is undeniable. With envy eating at his heart, Salieri sets in motion a devious plot to poison his famous rival, in this rarely seen opera based on Pushkin’s play of the same name. This intensely intimate psychological drama captures the calamitous collision of one man’s genius against another’s villainy.
Rumors and intrigue swirled after the passing of famed composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, inspiring this one-act opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, MOZART And SALIERI, which follows the Italian composer Antonio Salieri, lamenting the envy gnawing at his heart – “Mozart!” Believing him unworthy of his genius, Salieri sets in motion a devious plot to poison the famed composer. But as Mozart plays Salieri weeps – not knowing whether villainy or genius would be his legacy.
Running Time: 45 Minutes
Sung in Russian, available with Spanish, Vietnamese, and English subtitles.
Assistant Director: Tara Branham
Cynthia Baehr-Williams, Violin
Val Tisdale, Violin
Claudia Bloom, Violin
Ellen Flanagan, Violin
Chad Kaltinger, Viola
Melinda Rayne, Viola
Isaac Pastor-Chermak, Cello
Andy Butler, Bass
James Blanchard, Flute
Patricia Emerson Mitchell, Oboe
Mark Brandenburg, Clarinet
Deborah Kramer, Bassoon
Eric Achen, French Horn
Caitlyn Smith Franklin, French Horn
William Harvey, Trumpet
Tom Hornig, Trombone
Don Benham, Trombone
Jason Borris, Bass Trombone
Kumiko Ito, Timpani
SOPRANO
Laura Barragan
Rachel Beninghoff
Gayatri Venkatesan
Catherine Williams
ALTO
Taylor Dunye
Jennifer Hartshorn
Leandra Ramm
Amy Worden
TENOR
Michaël KIM
Andrew Metzger
DARIO RODRIGUEZ-JACKSON
Nicolas Vasquez-Gerst
BASS
Carter Dougherty
Joshua Hughes
Michael Kuo
Brendan Stone
This production is made possible, in part, by the generous support of Pamela & Craig Carper and Glen Gould & Bunny Laden.
Opera San José is supported, in part, by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San Jose, the National Endowment for the Arts, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundations, and The Packard Humanities Institute.
