First, his early days, prodigy, illness, and life on the road Read more
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Childhood
First, his early days, prodigy, illness, and life on the road
Italy
Still young enough to rouse wonderment, father and son set off for Verona
Salzburg
Now 18, Mozart petitions his employer, the archbishop, to leave
Idomeneo
Back in Vienna, the archbishop of Saltzburg arrives on state business...
Vienna
Going it alone. Mozart makes the unheard of decision to go free-lance
Figaro
Mozart finds a libretto he wants to set to music. But it's been banned as subversive
Money
Back in Vienna, financial cares descended, and Mozart and his wife fell ill
Prague
With his reputation preceding him, Mozart was invited to Prague
The End
The story of Mozart's life, as told through the memoirs of those who knew him, as well as through the music itself.