Did find myself though less sold on Adam Gillen as Mozart. The tremendously powerful Salieri of Lucian Msamati dominates, rightly too as Salieri is the most interesting character and the most complex. As Constanze Karla Crome is a marked improvement over Elizabeth Berridge in the film. The supporting cast are all strong, particularly from Geoffrey Beavers and Tom Edden. The emotion is not lost in any way and Michael Longhurst has a long to thank for this. The spectacle looks beautiful and proves to be more than striking images, managing too to not over-shadow the drama. How the orchestra and singers were used provided a lot of tension and entertainment value, heightening Salieri's envy.

It is beautifully performed by the orchestra and singers and is lovingly conducted, absolutely loved the use and integration of them and their interaction, would go as far to say that was a masterstroke touch. Can find nothing to fault the music, then again it is Mozart, one of the few composers out there who never wrote a bad note. The photography allows the viewer to feel the full impact of the spectacle while not being chaotic that it becomes dizzying. Not just the rich colours but also the immaculate attention to detail. The production looks great, especially with the very meaning of lavish costumes. So there was a slight air of disappointment, but that is in comparison and not knocking the very high quality of the production.

Do prefer the film personally though, though being more familiar with that may have something to do with it, and have seen better National Theatre Live productions. A production of the stage play, this 2017 production of 'Amadeus' is very good and often excellent, with it even being epic theatre at its best. Also get a lot of pleasure out of the National Theatre Live productions, not just of Shakespeare but also Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams and various film to stage productions, and make a real effort to see as many as possible and miss very little. Wonderfully made with amazing music and one of my favourite best actor performances (F Murray Abraham) ever. 1984's 'Amadeus', an adaptation of Peter Schaffer's play (a great one and the historical inaccuracies never bothered me), is one of my all-time favourite films (top 10 actually).

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