could kill him. l mean, really! Kill him! l threw the entire score into the fire, he made me so angry. You burned the score? No, my wife took it out in time. Thank God. lt's unfair that a man like that should have power over our work. But others have power over him. l think l'll take this up with the emperor. Excellency... ...would you? With all my heart, Mozart. Thank you. Please, Herr Mozart. Please, it's not a holy relic. l don't need to tell you l said nothing whatever to the emperor. l went to the theatre to tell Mozart something, anything... ...when suddenly... ...in the middle of the third act... ...to my astonishment, the emperor... ...who never attended rehearsals... ...suddenly appeared. What is this? l don't understand. ls it modern? The Herr Direktor... ...he has removed un balletto... ...that would have occurred at this place. Why? lt's your regulation. No ballet in your opera. Do you like this? lt's not a question of liking. Your own law decrees it, l'm afraid. Look at them! This is nonsense! Let me see the scene with the music. Oblige me! Can we see the scene with the music back, please? Certainly! Certainly, Herr Direktor. Bring the palace set back in, please. The restored third act... ...was bold, brilliant. The fourth... ...was astounding. l saw a woman... ...disguised in her maid's clothes... ...hear her husband speak the first tender words he'd offered her in years. Simply because he thinks she is someone else. l heard the music of true forgiveness filling the theatre... ...conferring on all who sat there perfect absolution. God was singing through this little man... ...to all the world. Unstoppable. Making my defeat more bitter with every passing bar. And then... do you know what happened? A miracle! With that yawn... ...l saw my defeat turn... ...into a victory. Mozart was lucky The emperor yawned only once. Three yawns... ...and the opera would fail the same night. Two yawns... ...within a week at most. With one yawn... ...the composer could still get... ...nine performances! Nine, that's all it's had...and withdrawn. l know, l know. lt's outrageous. Still, if the public doesn't like one's work... ...one has to accept the fact gracefully. But what is it they don't like? l can speak for the emperor. You make too many demands on the royal ear. He can't concentrate over an hour. You gave him four. What did you think of it? Did you like it at all? l thought it was marvelous. Of course. lt's the best opera yet written! l know it. Why didn't they come? l think you overestimate our dear Viennese, my friend. You didn't even give them a good bang at the end of songs... ...to tell them when to clap. l know. You should give me lessons in that. l wouldn't presume. Nevertheless, at the risk of imposing... ...l'd like you to see my new piece. lt would be a tremendous honor for me. No, the honor would be all mine. l believe... ...l believe... ...it is the best opera... ...yet written, my friends. You are the brightest star... ...in the musical firmament. You do honor to Vienna... ...and to me. lt was good of you to come. How could l not? Bravo, maestro. Did my work please you? l never knew that music like that was possible. You flatter me. One hears such sounds... ...and what can one say but... ...Salieri! Everybody's here and we've got guests. l've got some more. You remember my good friend Schikaneder. Come in! Don't be shy. This is... ...a very nice girl, and this is too.... Yes, my love? These gentlemen are from Salzburg. We were just talking about Salzburg. Your father is dead. So rose... ...the dreadful ghost, from his next... ...and blackest opera. There, on the stage, stood the figure of a dead commander. And l knew... ...only l understood... ...that the horrifying apparition was Leopold... ...raised from the dead! Wolfgang had summoned up his own father.. ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Мой ласковый и нежный зверь на английском - текст Отныне и во веки веков на английском - текст Американский ниндзя на английском - текст Про Федота-стрельца, удалого молодца на английском - текст Красная палатка на английском |