Series
Mozart: Rise of a Genius
Documentary
The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - a child prodigy, a flawed human being and one of the greatest composers to have ever lived.
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Seasons & episodes
1Episode 116 Sept 2024 · 59m1777: 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.
2Episode 223 Sept 2024 · 59m1781: 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.
3Episode 330 Sept 2024 · 59m1788: 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.
Details
- First aired
- 16 Sept 2024
- Last aired
- 30 Sept 2024
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 3
- Votes
- 4 on TMDB
Cast
Juliet StevensonSelf - Narrator
Dávid KerekWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Stephen FrySelf
Adjoa AndohSelf
Chris AddisonSelf
Fanni WrochnaConstanze Mozart
Richard E. GrantSelf
Karla CromeSelf
Sheila HancockSelf
