Question

mozart movie - \amadeus\

1. why is salieri in the hospital?
2. what crime does salieri accuse himself of committing?
3. where is salieri from?
4. where is salieri living now (what city)?
5. what instrument does the emperor play?
6. what does the emperor ask mozart to write?
7. what language does the emperor want it to be written in?
8. why do the court musicians disagree with the emperor?
9. mozart’s father wants mozart to return to where?
10. mozart does what against his father’s wishes?
11. to teach the emperor’s sister, mozart is required to do what?
12. frau mozart does what without mozart’s knowledge?
13. why is the dance music removed from the opera?
14. what does the emperor think of the dance without the music?
15. what does salieri think of mozart? why does he feel this way?
16. why does salieri put the cross in the fire?
17. why is mozart in trouble for writing an opera of the marriage of figaro?
18. who is the emperor’s sister?
19. why does mozart have money problems?
20. why have the men from salzburg come to visit?
21. who hired the maid?

Explanation:

1. Salieri is in the hospital because he tried to kill himself and is suffering from mental distress over his obsession with Mozart.
2. Salieri accuses himself of murdering Mozart.
3. Salieri is from Legnago, Italy.
4. Salieri is now living in Vienna, Austria.
5. The Emperor plays the violin.
6. The Emperor asks Mozart to write an opera.
7. The Emperor wants the opera written in German.
8. Court musicians disagree with the Emperor because they think German is an unrefined language for opera, preferring Italian.
9. Mozart's father wants him to return to Salzburg.
10. Mozart marries Constanze Weber against his father's wishes.
11. To teach the Emperor's sister, Mozart is required to write operatic arias for her to perform.
12. Frau Mozart secretly sells some of Mozart's manuscripts without his knowledge to get money.
13. The dance music is removed from the opera because Emperor Joseph II says it has "too many notes" and is overly complex for his taste.
14. The emperor thinks the dance without music is dull and lifeless, as the music was the lively, engaging part of the scene.
15. Salieri is both intensely jealous of Mozart's genius and in awe of his musical talent; he feels this way because he dedicated his life to music but lacks Mozart's natural, effortless brilliance, and he believes God favored Mozart over him.
16. Salieri puts the cross in the fire as an act of defiance against God, blaming God for giving Mozart such talent while making him feel mediocre and overlooked.
17. Mozart is in trouble for The Marriage of Figaro because the opera's themes of class subversion (servants outwitting their aristocratic masters) anger the imperial court and the nobility.
18. The Emperor's sister is Marie Antoinette.
19. Mozart has money problems because he lives beyond his means (spending lavishly on parties, clothes, and his household) and has inconsistent, unreliable income from commissions.
20. The men from Salzburg come to ask Mozart to return to his old position as the court musician of the Archbishop of Salzburg.
21. Salieri hired the maid to spy on Mozart and report back on his life and work.

Answer:

1. He tried to kill himself, mentally unwell over Mozart.
2. Murdering Mozart.
3. Legnago, Italy.
4. Vienna, Austria.
5. Violin.
6. An opera.
7. German.
8. They prefer Italian over German for opera.
9. Salzburg.
10. Marries Constanze Weber.
11. Write operatic arias for her.
12. Sells his manuscripts secretly.
13. Emperor says it has "too many notes".
14. He thinks it is dull and lifeless.
15. He is jealous yet awed; Mozart has effortless genius he lacks, and he feels God favored Mozart.
16. To defy God, who he blames for his mediocrity next to Mozart.
17. The opera's class-subversive themes anger the nobility.
18. Marie Antoinette.
19. He overspends and has inconsistent income.
20. To ask him to return to his old Salzburg court post.
21. Salieri.