The Genius of Mozart

Looks at Mozart's extraordinary short life and revolutionary music through a distinctive mix of costume drama and documentary.

Production

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Seasons

3 Episodes • Premiered 2004

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1. Miracle of Nature

7.0

The Genius of Mozart shows Mozart's musical development from child prodigy to supreme master of the keyboard. Leopold, his domineering father, reveals his dedication to promoting and nurturing the young Mozart's genius, but their relationship became strained as Mozart sought independence from his father.

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2. A Passion for the Stage

8.0

Explores Mozart's operatic genius through the dramatised recollections of his theatre colleagues, family and friends.

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3. The First Romantic

6.0

The last turbulent years of Mozart's life, relived through the dramatised recollections of his wife Constanze and their friends. These were troubled times for Mozart: his father and four children all died, Constanze was very ill and financial problems beset him as the economy took a downturn and musicians found themselves unemployed.

Cast

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Jack Tarlton

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Kenneth Cranham

Leopold Mozart

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Emma Cunniffe

Constanze Weber

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Claire Skinner

Nannerl Mozart

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Ron Donachie

Joseph Hayden

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Murray Melvin

Lorenzo da Ponte

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