Amadeus Live
March 8 at 7:30 PM
Featuring the TO LIVE Orchestra
and Amadeus Choir
March 9 at 7:30 PM
The melody of a genius:
AMADEUS
with Live Orchestra
Step into the captivating realm of a screen triumph, a sumptuous period epic that soared to win 8 Academy Awards® in 1984, including Best Picture, Actor, Director, and Adapted Screenplay. "Amadeus" is not just a movie; it's an immersive celebration of the divine musical gifts of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Join us for an unforgettable experience as we bring "Amadeus" to life through a live concert performance featuring TO Live Orchestra and Amadeus Choir.
About the concert
Experience the multi-Academy Award® winning 1984 motion picture, Amadeus on a vast HD screen while Mozart’s most celebrated works are performed live in-sync by a full orchestra and choir.
Winner of 8 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Milos Foreman’s sumptuous Amadeus is an aural and visual treat for all the senses.
Adapted from Peter Shaffer’s original stage play, Amadeus the motion picture, stays true to its origins highlighting the contrast between, as Shaffer himself described, “the sublimity of his [Mozart] music and the vulgar buffoonery of his letters” which, “read like something written by an eight-year-old.”
Set against the backdrop of Vienna, the film unravels the gripping tale of court composer Antonio Salieri. Consumed by envy upon discovering that the genius he longed for has been bestowed upon the bawdy, vulgar, and impish young composer, Mozart, Salieri's emotions fuel a plot to destroy the man. Yet, paradoxically, he finds himself unable to tear away from the sheer brilliance of Mozart's music.
“Amadeus weaves a beautiful, tragic fable, enchanting to children and adults alike. It has gore, a pact with God, celebrity, a masked stranger, murder and some of the best music ever written. What other film offers half as much?” (The Guardian).
How to get there
Meridian Hall
Meridian Hall is easily accessible by car, the TTC, GO Transit and the UP Express (1 block from Union Station).
Meridian Hall is located at 1 Front Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1B2 and is bordered by Yonge Street to the west, Front Street East to the north, Scott Street to the east and The Esplanade to the south.