Tarare is an opera by Antonio Salieri, after a play by Beaumarchais. It was first performed in Paris in 1787. Salieri also reworked the material into an Italian version retitled Axur, re d'Ormus with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, which opened in Vienna in January 1788. The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Beaumarchais Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (January 24, 1732 - May 18, 1799) was, among other accomplishments, a writer and librettist. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Axur, re dOrmus (Axur, king of Ormus) is the Italian version of Antonio Salieris 1787 opera Tarare. ... Lorenzo da Ponte Lorenzo Da Ponte (March 10, 1749–August 17, 1838) was an Italian librettist born in Ceneda (now Vittorio Veneto). ...

The finale of Axur appears in the 1984 film Amadeus. The film is somewhat misleading in presenting Axur as being performed immediately after Mozart's Marriage of Figaro and before the premiere of Don Giovanni, when in fact Don Giovanni appeared first, in the fall of 1787. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Playbill, 1981 For other uses, see Amadeus (disambiguation). ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Le Nozze di Figaro, is a comic opera composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Beaumarchais. ... Don Giovanni (K.527) is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. ...

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The score of Tarare is available at the University of North Texas Music Library.