Rimsky-Korsakov 's '' Mozart and Salieri '' (1897) seriously explores the preposterous legend that Antonio Salieri , the powerful court composer in Vienna during the reign of Emperor Joseph II , was so jealous of the upstart Mozart , whose staggering genius seemed to him a capricious gift of God , that he poisoned him .
Antonio Salieri
Vienna
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Mozart
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Antonio Salieri
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Vienna
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Joseph II
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Mozart