Tony award-winning 'Amadeus' in Montreal

The Montreal production will feature Damien Atkins as Mozart and Jean Marchand as Antonio Salieri. Set amidst the splendour of an 18th century Hapsburg court in Vienna, Peter Shaffer's play pits blistering human ambition against divine genius. Antonio Salieri, court composer for the Austro-Hungarian Emperor, is the most renowned musician of his time… until the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrives. Amadeus literally means "the loved one".

The play's director, innovative and respected Muscovite, Alexandre Marin, explains: "In contemporary terms, Mozart would be somewhat of a rock star – conquering millions with his art, yet leading a life that is accompanied by constant scandal in the press, inadequate behaviour in society, financial loss and early death, such as John Lennon, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain."

"Amadeus" ran for over 1,000 Broadway performances and the film adaptation, directed by Milos Forman, won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

For tickets and/or additional information, you can call the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts Box Office, at 514-739-7944 or Admission, at 514-790-1245. The theatre is located at 5170 Cote St. Catherine Rd.