PUSHKIN'S MOZART & SALIERI (AND SCENE FROM FAUST)

The Russian Arts Theater opens its 2023 theater season with two short pieces by Alexander Pushkin: Mozart & Salieri and Scene From Faust.

Mozart and Salieri is a short play based on the popular conspiracy that W.A. Mozart, arguably the greatest composer of the 18th century, was poisoned by Antonio Salieri, his jealous contemporary. In Scene From Faust, Faust suffers not so much from a thirst for knowledge and experience as from spleen, which Mephistopheles tries in vain to alleviate. Soon, Faust's boredom turns into a thirst for bloody entertainment.

Directed by Aleksey Burago, this show features actors Semion Kashirin, Anthony Nikitopoulos, Riccardo Ripani and Di Zhu.

Alexander Pushkin's poetic works comes to life at the intimate Pushkin Hall, featuring live classical music performances.

Performed in English.

Running Time: 1 hours 30 min.

Pushkin Hall @ The Center at West Park, 165 West 86th Street (corner of Amsterdam Ave), 2nd floor, New York, NY 10024. The show will be in Pushkin Hall, and entrance is at W86th Street (not Amsterdam Ave). Doors open 30 minutes before a performance. Late comers will not be admitted.