Amadeus | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
We see Mozart through Salieri's memory. Salieri does provide some background information on the famous prodigy. He wrote his first symphony at five, his first concerto at four, a full opera at fourteen, and is twenty-five when Salieri meets him. The stage directions introduce him as "a small, pallid, large-eyed man in a showy wig and a showy set of clothes." Mozart is "an extremely restless man, his hands and feet in almost continuous motion, his voice is light and high, and he is possessed of an unforgettable giggle—piercing and infantile." He enjoys ribaldjokes and bathroom humor, a...
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