![]() ![]() Ross McCormack's portrayal of Mozart is an absolute triumph as he employs a dazzling repertoire of expressive gestures to evoke the paradox of sublime artistic genius trapped within the damaged psyche of a petulant, socially awkward child. In lighter moments Hurst's superb vocal inflections capture the sardonic bitterness of a social climber who masks his provincial origins by mocking the vulgarity of his bourgeois companions and proudly asserting the superiority of his refined sensibilities. In the role of Salieri, court composer to the Hapsburg emperor, Michael Hurst summons the epic passions of Greek tragedy and his anguish over the mediocrity of his musical talent carries all the existential weight of Job's protest to God. ![]()
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