The 1891 Fredonia Opera House will present London’s National Theatre’s acclaimed production of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, captured live via satellite, on Saturday at 1 p.m. Lucian Msamati plays Salieri and Adam Gillen is Mozart in Shaffer’s iconic play, with live orchestra accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia. Critics call the production “note-perfect. Fresh, vital and musically inventive.”

FREDONIA — The 1891 Fredonia Opera House will present London’s National Theatre’s acclaimed production of Peter Shaffer’s “Amadeus,” captured live via satellite, on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Music. Power. Jealousy.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the musical capital of the world – and he’s determined to make a splash.  Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote Mozart’s talent or destroy his name.  Seized by obsessive jealousy, he begins a war with Mozart, with music, and ultimately, with God.

Lucian Msamati plays Salieri in Shaffer’s iconic play, captured live from the stage of the National Theatre, and with live orchestra accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia.  London’s The Guardian calls the production “an epic piece of music-theatre.”  The Daily Telegraph calls it “note-perfect. Fresh, vital and musically inventive.”

After winning multiple Olivier and Tony Awards when it premiered at the National Theatre and on Broadway in 1979, Amadeus was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film starring F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce.

This new production runs three hours, 15 minutes with one 20-minute intermission.

Tickets to Amadeus  are $15 ($10 Students) and may be purchased in person at the Opera House Box Office or by phone at 679-1891, Tuesday through Friday, 1-5 p.m. They also may be purchased online any time at www.fredopera.org. In addition, Live in HD Series Flex Subscription tickets ($116 for eight tickets) can be used at any of the National Theatre Live productions.

The Opera House is equipped with assistive listening headsets for the hearing-impaired.  Simply request one from any usher or Opera House staff member.  Support for the program also comes from the United Arts Appeal of Chautauqua County.

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House is a member-supported not-for-profit performing arts center located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia.  For a complete schedule of events, visit www.fredopera.org.