Antonio Salieri

Antonio Salieri was an 18th century composer.

Salieri met the Seventh Doctor at the court of Joseph.

When he was 73 years old, he made a deal with to go back in time to kill the infant Mozart in Salzburg (PROSE: The Tramp's Story) shortly after his birth in 1756. (AUDIO: Weapon of Choice) The Seventh Doctor and a tramp stopped Salieri, and the Doctor took him back to his own time. The Doctor locked him in a mental asylum where he would be forgotten. Salieri died in the asylum. (PROSE: The Tramp's Story)

Behind the scenes
Salieri was played by David Suchet in the 1999 Broadway play Amadeus, alongside Michael Sheen's Mozart. Suchet won two awards for this role. Ian McKellen played the role in the Broadway production.