| Nationality: | Italian |
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Date & Place of Birth: |
Aug. 18, 1750 — Legnago |
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Date & Place of Death: |
May 7, 1825 — Vienna |
| Near Family: | Brother: Francesco (a violinist) |
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Main Place of Residence: |
Vienna (from early on) |
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Vocation (including composition): |
Conductor, court composer and Kapellmeister, respectively. |
| Major Work(s): | The operas La Grotta di Trofonia(1785) and Tarare(1787), as well as a Requiem. |
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Interesting Facts: |
It was believed for a long time that Salieri was directly involved with the death of Mozart, from which came such works as the drama Mozart i Salieri (Pushkin / Rimsky-Korsakov) and the movie Amadeus. This theory, however, is based entirely on rumor and is not considered true. |
