宮廷作曲家薩列瑞與上帝締結盟約，欲以畢生精力及操守，換取音樂上的鋒芒，不料卻在宮中遇見玩世不恭、出言不遜的音樂天才莫札特。莫札特在低俗幼稚、動輒得咎的表面下，將奇想妙思化成一個個美妙的音符，刺痛了薩列瑞，使他胸中充塞著嫉妒與憤恨：嫉妒莫札特的才華，憤恨上帝的偏頗背信，於是他誓言毀滅音樂神童，以守護庸才的聖人自居。

另有英漢對照版

書林書號：10001523 阿瑪迪斯(中英對照 附CD) http://www.bookman.com.tw/BookDetail.aspx?bokId=10001523 

0riginating at the National Theatre of Great Britain, Amadeus was the recipient of both the Evening Standard Drama Award and the Theatre Critics Award. In the United States, the play won the coveted Tony Award and went on to become a critically acclaimed major motion picture winning eight Oscars, including Best Picture.

Now, this extraordinary work about the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is available with a new preface by Peter Shaffer and a new introduction by the director of the 1998 Broadway revival, Sir Peter Hall. Amadeus is a must-have for classical music buffs, theatre lovers, and aficionados of historical fiction.

彼得‧謝弗(Peter Shaffer)：1926年生於英國利物浦，於劍橋聖三一學院研讀歷史。主要劇作有《五指練習》(Five Finger Exercise)、《停電喜劇》

　　(Black Comedy)、《戀馬狂》(Equus)、《阿瑪迪斯》等。《戀馬狂》與《阿瑪迪斯》皆獲東尼獎最佳戲劇獎。《阿瑪迪斯》改編為電影後，多年後又在百老匯重新上演。

　　2001年，謝弗獲伊莉莎白女皇頒授爵士爵位。