View From the Bushes

Last night I went and saw Amadeus at the local theater. I think it might have been better than the movie, though I would have liked to hear more of Mozart's actual music during the performance. But in any case, it was very good. I saw the movie a long time ago but my memory is that in the movie it was Salieri vs. Mozart, but in the play it was clearly Salieri vs. God with Mozart being caught in the middle as God's chosen instrument. Of course, the premise is facsinating; how would it be to be the hard-working devoted Salieri to the vulgar and lazy Mozart? Without hopefully too much arrogance, I think I can say that I've been on both sides of that relationship.

Obviously a play like this is going to be of questionable historical accuracy, but from what I can tell, three things (and probably more) appear to be unquestioned:

1- Salieri did claim to have killed Mozart late in life.
2- Salieri was extremely jealous of Mozart.
3- Mozart was basically a vulgarian.

For me that's more than enough to hang a story as good as this one on. Certainly "historical" films have been based on much flimsier facts than these.

Having said all that, I will leave you with a link to the solar death ray! Enjoy...

Carpe Diem Quam Minimum Credula Postero
Ross