stage play Amadeus
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Stage play *Amadeus* is a dramatic work by Peter Shaffer that fictionalizes the rivalry between composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri in 18th-century Vienna.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amadeus (stage production) | 2 |
| Salieri in Amadeus | 1 |
| stage play Amadeus canonical | 1 |
| stage play Amadeus (1979) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: stage play Amadeus Context triple: [Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus, appearsIn, stage play Amadeus]
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Amadeus
Amadeus is the given name of Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, an early 18th-century ruler who became the first King of Sardinia and a significant European monarch.
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B.
Amadeus
Amadeus is a critically acclaimed 1984 period drama film that portrays the life and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through the jealous eyes of his rival Antonio Salieri.
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Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus
Emperor Joseph II in *Amadeus* is the somewhat well-meaning but musically limited Austrian ruler whose shallow judgments and political authority shape Mozart’s career and fate in the film.
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The Play
The Play is the famous last-second kickoff return by the California Golden Bears against Stanford in 1982, featuring multiple laterals and a collision with the Stanford band, and is considered one of the most iconic and chaotic plays in college football history.
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Chess (musical)
Chess is a 1980s stage musical with music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and lyrics by Tim Rice, centered on Cold War tensions played out through a world chess championship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: stage play Amadeus Target entity description: Stage play *Amadeus* is a dramatic work by Peter Shaffer that fictionalizes the rivalry between composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri in 18th-century Vienna.
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A.
Amadeus
Amadeus is the given name of Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, an early 18th-century ruler who became the first King of Sardinia and a significant European monarch.
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B.
Amadeus
Amadeus is a critically acclaimed 1984 period drama film that portrays the life and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through the jealous eyes of his rival Antonio Salieri.
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C.
Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus
Emperor Joseph II in *Amadeus* is the somewhat well-meaning but musically limited Austrian ruler whose shallow judgments and political authority shape Mozart’s career and fate in the film.
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D.
The Play
The Play is the famous last-second kickoff return by the California Golden Bears against Stanford in 1982, featuring multiple laterals and a collision with the Stanford band, and is considered one of the most iconic and chaotic plays in college football history.
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E.
Chess (musical)
Chess is a 1980s stage musical with music by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and lyrics by Tim Rice, centered on Cold War tensions played out through a world chess championship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | film Amadeus ⓘ |
| author | Peter Shaffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play
NERFINISHED
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Evening Standard Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayDebutDate | 1980-12-17 ⓘ |
| broadwayDebutTheatre | Broadhurst Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayProducer |
Dasha Epstein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Rigby NERFINISHED ⓘ James Nederlander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Miloš Forman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationScreenwriter | Peter Shaffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | legends about Salieri and Mozart ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration by Salieri ⓘ |
| notableBroadwayActor |
Ian McKellen
NERFINISHED
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Tim Curry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Antonio Salieri
NERFINISHED
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Constanze Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ Emperor Joseph II NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalDirector | Peter Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalSubject |
Antonio Salieri
NERFINISHED
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayalStyle | fictionalized biography ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Olivier Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1979-11-02 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | National Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | National Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Samuel French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| structure | two-act play ⓘ |
| theme |
artistic rivalry
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envy ⓘ genius ⓘ jealousy ⓘ mediocrity ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| writer | Peter Shaffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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stage play Amadeus (1979)
this entity surface form:
Salieri in Amadeus
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Amadeus (stage production)
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Amadeus (stage production)