Amadeus

So, I just realized that I forgot to do this this blog for a few weeks.

Two weeks ago, we watched the play Amadeus  done by professional actors. It was a great play, and really enjoyable, but not particularly accurate.

In real life, Salieri was also a very respected composer, and even taught Mozart's son. Mozart was actually wealthy, he just didn't know how to manage it.

There was an orchestra on stage, that played all of the various compositions that were referenced in the play, which I really enjoyed. It was kind of like a musical, except there wasn't much singing.

The play seemed based partially on the real life Salieri and Mozart, and partially on the story of Cain and Abel. In the play, Salieri was jealous of Mozart's talent and angry at god for not giving him even part of it. He felt Mozart didn't deserve it, and conspired to ruin him.

There is also a movie version of Amadeus, which follows the same theme.

One ting I didn't understand was why so many lines of dialogue were in Italian and French, because the play is supposed to be for an English-speaking audience. I understand both Italian and French, but I know that most of the audience didn't. If the intention was for the conversation to be private, why was it even part of the play, instead of it happening off screen or as part of the narration?

This blog is shorter than normal, which you've probably noticed. I just can't think of much to talk about.

If youA have an answer for the language question, can you please post it as a reply?