cathedral. . . . . .all Vienna sitting there. His coffin. . . . . .Mozart's little coffin in the middle. And then. . . . . .in that silence. . . . . .music! A divine music bursts out over them all. A great Mass of death. Requiem Mass for Wolfgang Mozart. Composed by his devoted friend. . . . . .Antonio Salieri. What sublimity! What depth! What passion in the music! Salieri has been touched by God at last. . . . . .and God forced to listen. Powerless to stop it! I, for once, in the end, laughing at Him! The only thing that worried me. . . . . .was the actual killing. How does one do that? How does one kill a man? It's one thing. . . . . .to dream about it. Very different when you. . . . . .when you have to do it. . . . . .with your own hands. Come in! I've come to dibber. Dinner! Are you mad? I'm a nobleman. I only ever dine with people of my own height. Stop it! Be careful! Be careful! Hold tight! I'm a famous... ...horseman And we're a famous horsie Give me a hoof, my darling And I'll give you my heart Take me to your stable And never more we'll part Kill me! Kill me! We're going to make a soprano stew And when you make a soprano stew Shut up! I'm sick to death of that tune! Give him some hay, my darling And I'll give you my heart Leporello! Some hay! We hope You're contented With what We've presented And love our dove of peace What did you think? Wonderful! He liked the little people. It's all in good fun. I liked the horse. I tell you, if you played Don Giovanni here. . . . . .you would have had a wonderful success. You belong here! Not at the snobby court. You could do anything you like. The more fantastic, the better. That's what people want: fantasy! You write a proper part for me and a couple of catchy songs. . . . . .I guarantee you a triumph deluxe! -What do you say? -How much will you pay him? I see you brought your manager with you. Well, madame. . . . . .how about. . . . . .half the receipts? Half the receipts! I'm talking about now. How much will you pay him now? Down payment. Down payment? Who do you think I am, the emperor? I have to go. Stay, you'll enjoy this. You won't do this. -Why not? Half the house! -When? We need money now! Either he pays you now, or you don't do it. I don't trust that man. And I don't like what he did with your opera. It was common. You liked it. Monkey, punky, flunky! Half the house! You'll never see a penny. I want it here in my hand. I'll put it here in your hand. You won't put a thing in my hand until I see some money! Don't answer it. Why? Tell him I'm not here. Tell him I'm working on it. Come back later. Am I interrupting something? -No. -Good. Where's our friend? He's not here. But he said he's working on it. Is that it? Is he happy with it? What's this? Requiem Mass? You think I'm in the funeral business? Put it down! Put it down! Put it down, it's nothing for you! I'm sorry. What have you got for me? Finished? -What? -The vaudeville, what do you think? -Yes. -Can I see it? No. -Why not? -Because there's nothing to see. I asked you if we could start rehearsals next week and you said yes. -We can. -So let me see it. Where is it? Here. It's all right here in my noodle. The rest is just scribbling. Scribbling and nibbling, nibbling and scribbling. Want a drink? Do you know how many people I've hired for you? Leave him alone! I'm paying these people! He's doing his best. I'm paying them to wait for you. It's ridiculous! You know what's ridiculous? Your libretto's ridiculous! Only an idiot would ask Wolfie to work on that! 1 2-foot snakes, magic flutes? What's so intelligent about a Requiem? Money. You're mad. She's mad. Wolfie, write it down. Just write it down. On paper. It's no use to anybody in your head. To hell with your death Mass! Calm yourself. What's the matter with you? I'm not working there anymore. What has ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Князь Игорь на английском - текст Муми-тролль и комета на английском - текст Пролетая над гнездом кукушки на английском - текст Хорнблауэр: Лягушатники и Раки на английском - текст Дикая охота короля Стаха на английском |