made me so angry.
- You burned the score?
- No, my wife took it out in time.
Thank God.
It's unfair that a man like that
should have power over our work!
But there are those
who have power over him.
I think I'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."
I don't need to tell you I said
nothing, whatever, to the emperor.
I went to the theater 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?
I don't understand.
Is it modern?
Majesty...
...the Herr Direktor...
...he has removed un balletto...
...that would have occurred
at this place.
Why?
It is your regulation, sire.
No ballet in your opera.
Salieri.
Do you like this?
It's not a question
of liking, Majesty.
Your own law decrees it, I'm afraid.
Well, look at them!
No! This is nonsense!
- Let me see the scene with the music.
- But, sire!
Oblige me!
Yes, Majesty.
Can we see the scene
with the music, please?
Certainly! Certainly, Herr Direktor!
Bring the palace set back in, please.
The restored third act...
...was bold, brilliant.
The fourth...
...was astounding.
I saw a woman...
... disguised in her maid's clothes
hear her husband speak the first...
... tender words he has
offered her in years.
Simply because he thinks
she is someone else.
I heard the music of true forgiveness
filling the theater...
... 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...
... I 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! Withdrawn!
I know, I know.
It's outrageous.
Still, if the public
doesn't like one's work...
...one has to accept
the fact gracefully.
But what is it that they don't like?
I can speak for the emperor.
You make too many demands
on the royal ear.
The poor man can't concentrate for
more than an hour. You gave him four.
What did you think of it yourself?
Did you like it at all?
I thought it was marvelous.
Of course.
It's the best opera yet written.
I know it!
Why didn't they come?
I think you overestimate
our dear Viennese, friend.
You didn't give them a bang
at the end of songs...
...to let them know when to clap.
I know, I know.
Maybe you should give me
some lessons in that.
I wouldn't presume.
Nevertheless,
at the risk of imposing...
...I'd like you to see my new piece.
It would be an honor for me.
No, the honor would be all mine.
I believe...
I believe...
...it is the best opera
yet written, my friends.
Salieri!
You are the brightest star
in the musical firmament.
You do honor to Vienna and to me.
Herr Mozart!
- It was good of you to come.
- How could I not?
Bravo, maestro.
Did my work please you?
I never knew that music
like that was possible.
- You flatter me.
- No.
One hears such sounds...
...and what can one say but: Salieri!
Everybody's here and we've got guests.
Bravo! Well, I've got some more.
You remember my good
friend Schikaneder. Come in.
Don't be shy.
- This is a very nice girl, and this...
- Wolfie?
Yes, my love?
- These gentlemen are from Salzburg.
- 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

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