Antonio Salieri

Antonio Salieri (1750–1825) was an Italian composer and conductor who served the Habsburg court in Vienna and became a leading opera composer of his era.

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor: Joseph II (1741–1790) was a Habsburg ruler who promoted opera and reform in Vienna. As emperor, he supported the court theaters where Salieri held major musical posts.
Opera: Opera is a staged drama in which singing and instrumental music carry much of the action. It was the central genre through which Salieri built his European reputation.
Habsburg Monarchy: The Habsburg Monarchy was a dynastic state whose lands were ruled by the House of Habsburg until 1918. Its rulers and institutions employed Salieri and sustained Vienna’s court music.
Legnago: Legnago is a town in Veneto, Italy, where Antonio Salieri was born in 1750. Salieri’s childhood began there before his musical training took him to Venice.
Mozart and Salieri: Mozart and Salieri is a 1830 verse drama by Alexander Pushkin depicting a jealous Salieri poisoning Mozart. Pushkin’s invented murder plot became a major source for the popular rivalry myth.
Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787) was a German-born composer who sought to reform opera by clarifying its drama. Gluck became a mentor and influential model for Salieri’s operatic work.
Les Danaïdes: Les Danaïdes is a five-act tragédie lyrique by Salieri, premiered in Paris in 1784. Its success established Salieri in the French operatic world.
Imperial Court Theatre: The Imperial Court Theatre in Vienna was a royal institution presenting Italian and German opera. Salieri directed its Italian opera company and composed works for its stages.
Florian Leopold Gassmann: Florian Leopold Gassmann (1729–1774) was a Bohemian composer and court musician in Vienna. Gassmann brought Salieri to Vienna and helped launch his court career.
Amadeus: Amadeus is Peter Shaffer’s 1979 play portraying Salieri as Mozart’s resentful rival. The play transformed Salieri’s supposed envy into the central conflict of a modern cultural landmark.

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