Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life gets a three-part treatment here, tracing him from a child prodigy touring European courts under his father Leopold's direction to his death in Vienna at 35. The series follows the arc familiar from the letters and court records: the wunderkind performances for royalty, the restless years chasing steady patronage, the break from the Archbishop of Salzburg, and the burst of mature works written in Vienna under financial strain. Performances of the music are woven through the narrative alongside expert commentary that ties specific pieces, operas, symphonies, concertos, to what was happening in Mozart's life when he wrote them. The film also works through the mythology that has built up around him, weighing the Salieri rivalry story and the circumstances of his early death against what the historical record actually supports. Filmed at the houses, palaces, and cities where Mozart actually lived and worked, the series aims to separate the composer from the legend without losing sight of why the legend took hold in the first place.