Peter Shaffer

Mozart desperately pleads with Salieri for a teaching post or a loan, unaware that his rival is actively sabotaging his career.

Constanze secretly visits Salieri to beg for a royal appointment for Mozart, revealing their dire financial situation and his original manuscripts.

Salieri attempts to seduce Constanze, Mozart's wife, under the guise of helping her husband secure a teaching position. He makes an indecent proposal, revealing his manipulative nature and the power dynamics at play. Constanze, initially charmed, eventually sees through his facade.

Constanze returns home to find Salieri assisting a dying Mozart with his Requiem, leading to a tense confrontation over her husband's health.

Constanze arrives at Salieri's home prepared to trade her virtue for her husband's career, but her nervous chatter leads to a humiliating rejection.