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Mozart: Rise of a Genius
Overview
The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - a child prodigy, a flawed human being and one of the greatest composers to have ever lived.
Status
Returning Series
Network
BBC Two
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes
Episode 1
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.
Episode 2
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.
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.
Top Cast
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
