The Genius of Mozart

• E1

  Miracle of Nature

  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.

  2004-03-19
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• E2

  A Passion for the Stage

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

  2004-03-26
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• E3

  The First Romantic

  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.

  2004-04-02
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Top cast

Jack Tarlton

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Kenneth Cranham

Leopold Mozart

Emma Cunniffe

Constanze Weber

Claire Skinner

Nannerl Mozart

Ron Donachie

Joseph Hayden

Murray Melvin

Lorenzo da Ponte