stackyFACTSHollywood loves a sinister murder plot, but historical rivalry is usually far less fatal. While Salieri and Mozart certainly competed for royal commissions, they mostly respected each other, and the entire poisoning rumor was just eighteenth-century tabloid gossip that spiraled completely out of control.
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