About
Looks at Mozart's extraordinary short life and revolutionary music through a distinctive mix of costume drama and documentary.
Cast
Jack Tarlton
as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Kenneth Cranham
as Leopold Mozart
Emma Cunniffe
as Constanze Weber
Claire Skinner
as Nannerl Mozart
Ron Donachie
as Joseph Hayden
Murray Melvin
as Lorenzo da Ponte
Seasons
Episodes
Miniseries
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.
A Passion for the Stage
Explores Mozart's operatic genius through the dramatised recollections of his theatre colleagues, family and friends.
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.
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