The year is 1786 and the Emperor Franz Joseph II has just challenged the most famous composer in the empire — Antonio Salieri — to an operatic duel with a snotty little upstart named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Two complete short operas are to be performed at court — and the audience is going to vote. The two composers have both produced the most ingenious comic masterpieces. In 1786, the applause-o-meter put Salieri over the top. Who will win in 2008?

In a very special exclusive run at the Thailand Cultural Center Small Hall, the Bangkok Opera presents an international cast from three continents, brilliant young conductor Trisdee na Patalung (called "a genius" by London's Opera magazine) and the award-winning Siam Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance that replicates the conditions of the original performance.

Both operas are set in the scheming, backstabbing world of 18th century theatre, with duelling divas, grasping impresarios, crazy composers and mad conductors. You laugh as well as thrill to the stratospheric coloratura and vocal pyrotechnics.

Early Bird Special Exclusively From Thai Ticket Major Outlets in August 2008
- 20% Off
For details, please call
Bangkok Opera (02) 663-3236
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