Mozart and Salieri (Mozart i Salieri) - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Synopsis
Salieri, jealous of Mozart's success, decides to poison him. He invites his rival to a meal, during which there is a discussion about the possibility of genius and crime being united in one mind. Salieri, after listening to the Requiem that Mozart had composed at the request of a mysterious stranger, drops the poison into his glass, and when Mozart withdraws, indisposed but unconscious of the cause, is plunged into remorse, fearing that his murderous act may signify that he is himself no genius.
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