I can't decide which brings tears to my eyes more. The beauty of Mozart's music or Salieri's decription of the music.

The writing and acting for this scene is perfect. "God was singing through this little man. To all the world. Unstoppable! Making my defeat more bitter with every passing bar." Marvelous!

I’m in tears this scene was what started my classical music journey before I hated classical music I thought it was boring but Mozart’s music was just so inducing I could not resist it. I believe if I had never watched this film I would not be here today because I had nothing to live for before classical music entered my life. I only wish I could thank him (Mozart) in person his music literally saved my life, he will always be my favorite composer for this reason.

The most beautiful film ever put together

I cannot help but shed tears of how beautiful the 4th act was. As a musician myself I have a love for music as divine as this. 😢

There should have been two Oscar's awarded to Hulce & Abraham, each.

The irony of it was Salieri never realized his gift from God was to see the true genius of Mozat's music when none of the others in his circle could.

Something I love about this movie's rendition of Saliari is how much he despises Mozart but also how much he admires his work.

I just can't listen to this part of "Figaro" without crying. "Une Countessa Perdono" is simply one of the most beautiful sounds ever created. The scene is additionally evocative after Mozart's passionate explanation to the Emperor concerning his layering of harmonies with the vocals.

I like to think the Emperor is completely unaware of just how prominently the people around him take his yawn. To him, it's just a yawn, he's an Emperor and he's tired, no biggie. But to all of his advisors and composers it's this big "This music sucks, kill it for me" alarm. I imagine a sleepless night for the Emperor has killed many operas the following day XD

The countess's vocal line in this ensemble piece is glorious... Such a clear, shimmering melody to feature the soprano voice.

This forgiveness scene form the Marriage of Figaro is probably the most beautiful ensemble ever written .... it makes me cry

Some of the most beautiful and masterful music ever composed.

le nozze de figaro was the best opera ever written. and still is today. mozart is the only composer tht could fill a 4 hr opera with the most memorable music of all time and by the way the reactions the count and crowed had in this movie are quite different then the way they actually reacted it was an instant hit

Heavenly music. Only your rival is best at depicting your worth. Mozart is a genius. His music is incomparably awsome

"And Mozart was lucky that the Emperor had yawned just once. Had he farted, Mozart would've been put to death immediately." 🤣

How could you yawn at that scene??? It is one of the most poignant pieces of operatic genius on the planet!!!

I think "contessa perdono" is one of the most beautiful scenes in all of opera. At least of the ones I've seen. Such great commentary from Salieri as well! Yes. Perfect absolution indeed.

0:43 - 2:17 Gives me chills/goosebumps everytime I see this part of the scene

The switch in transitions when Salieri mentions what happens after 1 yawn from the emperor is a pretty nice yet simple touch by the directors/editors.

Every time I hear this section, tears roll down uncontrollably. Simply divine.

Antonio Salieri: The restored third act was bold, brilliant. The fourth... was astounding. Actor playing husband on stage: 🎼 Contessa, perdono 🎶 Antonio Salieri: I saw a woman disguised in her maids clothes... hear her husband speak the first tender words he has offered her in years simply because he thinks she is someone else.

This is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard

It takes talent to recognize genius and at least Salieri was ahead of the game compared to most people.

It's true that Salieri wasn't really like he was in the film. But there's one thing that people tend to overlook. This is not a true story, this is a story told by Salieri after his mind had deteriorated into insanity. It's been proven that Salieri spent his last two years in an insane asylum after attempting suicide and claiming that he killed Mozart. So this movie is told through the perspective of a mad man, and everything that we see is how Salieri's twisted mind thought really might have happened.

I like how Salieri describe his operas and music :)

Poor Salieri...he wasn't at all like that...

I absolutely agree, it tears you up evertime you listen to this miraculous piece.

It did make me cry... Le Nozze di Figaro has everything, laugh, tears, joy, sadness...

"Simply because he thinks she is someone else"

The real genius here is Salieri, for truly appreciating the excellence of Mozart's works

That unstopable word is so powerful

I'd like to meet the writer of this movie. Beautifully done.

This is the most beautiful scene in the movie. I get the chills and tear up whenever I watch it.

The voice of God, the best opera and the best movie.

I always thought the story was that the count actually realized that the "maid" was his wife, then realized what a fool he was being, then began asking for forgiveness (all in a moment, but clearly by the time he's saying "Contessa perdono," he knows he's talking to his wife. It felt like Salieri rushed the explanation for the sake of brevity or to dumb it down a bit. Still, this scene is incredibly touching.

Although Bach's my favourite composer....I think this particular little piece of music is the most beautiful I've ever heard.....

The original vocalists from the score for the marriage of Figaro was - Antonio (Willard White) - Count Almaviva (Richard Stillwell) - Countess (Felicity Lott) - Figaro (Samuel Raimi) - Susanna (isabel Buchanan)

What's amazing to me is the majority of commenters on these Amadeus clips tend to talk about Mozart's genius and the beauty of the movie but they often overlook the beauty of the music. I mean sure they will talk about it in passing but there's few real comments I've seen that seem to truly appreciate what Mozart created. I think the beauty of him wasn't necessarily the music but more the legacy of the music. And the idea that we could take what he created and make it more beautiful as time went on

The Best Composed musical Translation of Forgiveness EVER!!!!

real good music = good & inspired melodies/tunes with good harmonies, and good & inspired melodies/tunes with good harmonies = real good music.. like the ones of Mozart, the beatles etc.. only these will be remebered and loved for many many years and stay in the people minds...

This music felt so warm and delightful as if everything around me was peaceful for a moments. Not an easy task to do to a 26 year old man who is angry at state of the world that it is today. Well done Mozart. Well done.

Salieri isn't an example of mediocrity, no matter how good you are at writing or playing music there's always someone better 0r someone who does something you wish you did he is exactly how every single musician feels all the time

INCREDIBLE SONG. My favorite song on earth. Bless you Wolfgang, forever.

I love Salieri's faces.

Each singers involvement are so harmonously included in the structure of the song - brilliant !

infinite forgiveness, this is divine beauty in musical form.

I never knew quality like this was possible!

My first time viewing this 'forgiveness' scene on U-tube, and seeing all these comments, so I'm not alone! I, like I geuss everyone, react to that one phrase by the contessa, and the supernaturally beautiful and perfectly woven and placed melody by Mozart, in such a way,...I'm an old cowboy from Kansas, and it brings tears to my eyes, and lingers in my thought for awhile after each time I hear it. Like the choral high C in the ninth of Beethoven, just a moment of zenith in western music.

My God, Milos Forman, Peter Schaffer and Saul Zaentz, what a brilliant musical-film masterpiece you created here. Sir Neville Marriner said that he would take over the musical direction under one condition, that not one note of Mozart would be changed. The music is the 3rd charakter of the film. This was the best decission af all. To put it in Rolling Stone Magazine's words: Perhaps the best film ever made about music.

If this music doesnt give you goosebumps i dont know what does

Re watching Amadeus brought me here. Fantastic. 7/20/21

The most famous yawn in cinematic history.

There are no words to fully express how amazing The fourth act is. ♥️💯

I could die for this man. Such a human touch...

Every scene, FMA's performance is just delicious in this role. Or in Salieri's words, "It is miraculous." Unlike his character, it never gets old.

I have always loved Salieri's (F. Murry Abraham) narration throughout this film. F. Murry really nails this scene in particular Peace.

Extremely frustrated and very happy at the same time.

"And then ... you know what happened? A miracle! I got dropped and hung from a helicopter! And His Majesty was suddenly transformed into a school principal chasing down some guy named Bueller! Yes, Ferris Bueller! Of course, to this day my neck still hurts from that helicopter hanging."

Best musical part of this movie! Outstanding!

It's a shame that through all Mozart's life, the only person who truly understand his compassion and music was his arch enemy, and he was also the only person who "stayed" by his side when he died

Has to be the most wonderful scene in the movie Script and Music

I just saw a performance of Figaro last night, and I couldn't stop thinking of this scene during the final act.

The truth is that Mozart's opera was very popular and the first night it had multiple encores. 🎉🎉🎉

This is so tragical that the only person who really understood the genius of Mozart was his enemy... 😞😞 (of course only in the film)

This film has too many scenes

I love this scene. I watched it more than 100 times in Amadeus movie ❤️

I love W.A.Mozart!1756-1791🌟🕯

In a sense, Salieri is Mozart's biggest fan. Because unlike the audience who are there for the show, Salieri hears, the music, and knows it's worth. Like a love story gone awry, the admirer you attract may be the one who kills you : That envy, that covetous desire to possess what you do not have - in this case, that musical beauty, that talent - Salieri wishes he could experience that talent coursing through his own veins, to be able to say, "Oui, c'est moi."

Oh yes yes yes! indeed, very true! I just found this video about 3 weeks ago and obviously --> love from first sight Their voice and acting are phenomenal, best version I've ever seen indeed! And I love the tears of the countess too, it truly makes all the difference.

Those were the days!! The yawn of an Emperor could ruin a man's life

Salieri was Italian and he basically made the best Italian opera ever right in front of him

The shot of Salieri in the balcony at 0:55 is one of the most impactful images in cinema.

Level of pettiness = Salieri

Salieri is often depicted in this movie as creeping about like he was spying on mozarr all the time, in real life he had a wife and daughters, and kept himsrlf very busy throughout his life writing 40 operas amongst other compositios eg piano concerto's etc, i would just love to transport myself to those days and see how it really was! mind ypu living was very hard back then!

the opera society at my uni put this on for three nights. it was fantastic. utterly amazing! :-)

Kmale76 is spot on about the irony of Salieri being the only one to recognize the godlike incarnation that was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Despite his comparative lack of talent, Salieri was clearly a divine judge of composition. One can argue the greatest composer ever. What must be indisputable is that Mozart was the most GIFTED of them all. At a pre-school age, he was creating compositions men decades his senior couldn't comprehend. While men like Bach and Beethoven lived to a vast old age, Mozart died at 35 years old !! In that short duration of time, he redefined the parameters of what was musically possible. The dynamic of Salieri's seething jealousy of Mozart elevates Amadeus to a level of filmmaking rarely if ever seen. Never has the film concept of antagonist vs. the protagonist played out more beautifully in a film. Anchored by the non pareil performances of F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce in the leading roles. Both men shift seamlessly from cold blooded to comic at the drop of an 18 century head bonnet. No pair of actors ever played better off each other than Hulce and Abraham. And none ever could. Amadeus is a classic for the ages.

Maybe the emperor had had a tough day. You know, the supreme ruler of millions of people... Some work to do before the opera night :)

personally i love the fact that Amadeus was a social misfit it's pretty awesome. typical of real artist in spirit we do things our own way and are often ridiculed by people who expect us to be orthodox and proper. according to history mozart was an innovator and a trail blazer like so many pivotal artists are like charlie chaplin or robert johnson or bing crosby or jimi hendrix or eddie van halen. all are quintessential archetypes. they define a time in history like no other person of that time period. just listening to the music is so profound time stands still.

Salieri should count himself blessed that he at least could understand music. That's something God gave him, more than he gave the Emperor and more than his father. But no, he wanted more, he wanted to be able to write it and not just hear it. He loved music, he truly did. But he loved the thought of his own immortality and divinity more.

12 people need professional help.

the look on salieri's face is so full of overwhelming emotion (only at that moment, mind you) at 0:55 that it makes me emotional everytime i see this film. bellissima!

Maybe Salieri’s true calling in life should have been as a music critic, because his descriptions of Mozart’s music is beyond sublime...like Ego’s review from Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille.

Someone down there in the audience was saying:"that piece of shit up there I never liked I never trusted him. For all I know is he got ne set up and got my friend Angel Fernandes killed. But that's history I'm here he's not "

Often REvisiting the movie Amadeus, this spectcular description by Salieri, and this is the one that captures it from that scene so descriptively, its a shame it hasnt been remastered in hd or 4-8k

Love the comments ... it’s a film, loosely based around two people who did exist, but it is not and never tried to be an accurate historical presentation of these two men or their relationship. It’s a film!

The most magical moment in magical film...

Yes, Antonio. The 4th was and *is* astounding.

@49bobbyk Agree...this movie really introduced me to Mozart's music and made me fall in love with it

yeah i get misty eye'd every time. good to meet a fellow mozart lover!

i've always thought "contessa, perdono" is the most beautiful part of le nozze. that and "che soave zeffiretto". this is such a great movie!

Murray text resume Mozart genius about the meaning of love...

aww this music is wonderful!! ❤

This music gives me the chills, in a very good way

Beethoven took lessons from Salieri in counter point. No joke! - He wasn't really satisfied with Haidn as a teacher, so he had lessons from 3 or 4 other teachers who instructed him in the different elements of composition. - It is known that Beethoven once complained that Salieri was jealous about him and his compositions (Beethoven biography by George R. Marek). But it is also known that Beethoven didn't believe a word, when Mozart's wife insisted that Salieri had murdered her husband.

this has to be one of my favourite operas i love it when sung live though theres no substitute stirs the very soul nuff said

The fact of the matter is that, unfair to Saleiri or not, there was a rumor around the 1820s that he killed Mozart out of jealousy. In fact, Alexander Pushkin wrote a play in 1830 (!) about that subject matter. I don't know the quality of Pushkin's drama but surely it must have been the genesis for Peter Schaffer's version 150 years later. In any case I look at Salieri in the film as merely a character and not as a historical portrait -- we're meant to identify with his envy and even resent Mozart a little. :)

Of only we could travel in time. I love the present time, but I’m always curious how life was in other eras.

Esta ópera é perfeita! A obra-prima de Mozart!!

The King yawns behind Mozart at 1:11. It’s the same yawn they show at the end of the scene. It’s hard to see here bc the video quality isn’t great, but I remember seeing it over and over on DVD thinking what an odd thing to use the yawn behind Mozart (mistakenly) during the high point of the scene AND at the end.