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1777: a 21-year-old Mozart leaves a secure life and job in Salzburg to become a composer. But he must overcome his mother鈥檚 tragic death and his oppressive father to break through.

1777: renowned since the age of four as a child prodigy with exceptional musical talent, a now-21-year-old Mozart leaves a secure life and job as a professional court musician in Salzburg to become a composer, travelling to Mannheim, then considered the musical capital of Europe, and Paris, where a new, popular form of musical performance provides him with a commission.

But just as he feels his fortunes have changed for the better, he must overcome his mother鈥檚 tragic death and his oppressive, unsympathetic father to break through.

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Narrator Juliet Stevenson
Director Alice Smith
Producer Joseph Fell
Producer Alexander Parsonage
Producer Tom McCarthy
Production Manager Emma Taylor
Editor Sam Billinge
Series Producer Melanie Fall
Executive Producer Rob Coldstream
Executive Producer David Glover

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