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Television and theater actor Michael Emerson, who first portrayed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart two decades ago, will now act as Antonio Salieri for the same play &quot;Amadeus&quot; this weekend at UCLA&#039;s James Bridges Theater. (Courtesy of Jean-Claude Vorgeack)

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Q&amp;A: Michael Emerson discusses acting as jealous composer in play &#039;Amadeus&#039; - Daily Bruin

Q&#038;A: Michael Emerson discusses acting as jealous composer in play &#8216;Amadeus&#8217;

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The name Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is familiar to many. That of Antonio Salieri is not always as easily recognizable. But many people can identify the actor playing Salieri in L.A.

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Q&A: Michael Emerson discusses acting as jealous composer in play ‘Amadeus’

By Samantha Suman

Sept. 22, 2016 12:54 a.m.