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Opera Music Plot Synopsis
Rimsky Korsakov: Mozart and Salieri
Salieri, jealous of the success of Mozart, resolves upon
poisoning him. He
invites his rival to a meal, during which there is a discussion
as to the
possibility of genius and crime being united in one mind.
Salieri, having heard
the Requiem that Mozart had composed at the behest of a mysterious
stranger,
drops the poison into his glass, and when Mozart withdraws,
indisposed but
unconscious of the cause, is plunged into remorse, fearing
that his murderous
act may signify that he is himself no genius.
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