The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - a child prodigy, a flawed human being and one of the greatest composers to have ever lived.
Network
BBC Two
Status
Returning Series
Type
Miniseries
First Aired
2024-09-16
Last Aired
2024-09-30
Juliet Stevenson
Self - Narrator
Dávid Kerek
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rebecka Johnston
Nannerl Mozart
Miklós Béres
Leopold Mozart
András Korcsmáros
Emperor Joseph
Fanni Wrochna
Constanze Mozart
1. Episode 1
59m
1777: a 21-year-old Mozart leaves a secure life and job in Salzburg to become a composer. He must overcome his mother’s tragic death and his oppressive father to break through.
2. Episode 2
2024-09-23
1781: Mozart moves to Vienna and marries against his father’s wishes. Revolutionising the music scene, he becomes rich and famous, before he bites the hand that feeds him.
3. Episode 3
1788: When war and revolution change the Vienna that made Mozart a superstar, he spirals into debt and depression. To secure his family’s future, he must resolve to put them first.