Symphony Silicon Valley presents "Amadeus LIVE”
Film presented with Live Orchestra and Chorale
Amadeus stars F. Murray Abraham as Antonio Salieri, court composer in Vienna, who confesses, in old age, to his sins against the young genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (played by Tom Hulce).
Antonio Salieri (1750-1825) believes that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music is divine and miraculous… “damn it!” Mozart (1756-1791) comes alive in all his mischief and glory in Milos Foreman’s fanciful film-biography. It’s prize-winning score, including portions of The Magic Flute, the Requiem in D minor, Don Giovanni, Symphony No 25 in G minor and much more, is ‘one of the most popular classical music recording of all time.’ Hear it performed live by Symphony Silicon Valley and the SSV Chorale, as you watch the Academy Award-winning film unfold on the big screen above the stage.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Considered one of the greatest films of all time, Amadeus was nominated for 53 awards and received 40, including eight Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and a Directors Guild of America award. It is the most recent film to have more than one Academy Award nominations in the Best Actor category. Both F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce were nominated, with Abraham winning the Oscar for his portrayal of Salieri. It also won for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay (based on Peter Shaffer’s play of the same name), Best Sound, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup.