Amadeus, Peter Shaffer’s best-known play, rings loudly and clearly in this new production that kicks off the Sydney Opera House’s 50th year. Loud and clear, but hollow.

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Rahel Romahn plays Mozart in Amadeus, opposite Michael Sheen as his musical adversary, Salieri. He plans to pick Sheen’s brains, since the Welsh star portrayed Mozart in London in 1998 and then on Broadway.

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The Sydney Opera House has announced the first lineup of events in its year-long anniversary program, with outdoor concerts (some of them free) and a classical festival among the broad mix.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

The Welsh actor will play Salieri in a spectacular new production in the Concert Hall – the first event to be announced in the SOH's 50th-anniversary celebrations.