Sir Ian made his Broadway debut in The Promise in 1967 and went on to win a Tony award for his performance as Salieri in Amadeus 14 years later.

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There are pieces of that fine art that are with us today because they have stood the test of time: we listen over and again to Mozart but not to Salieri.

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