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Radio 3,23 Jan 2022,89 mins,

Wunderkind

Drama on 3
Contains some strong language.

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By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. It's 1770 and Leopold Mozart is taking his 14 year old son on a much-anticipated trip to Italy to perform for the great and the good. They hit trouble in Rome when young Wolfgang is found to have written down the closely-guarded and hitherto unpublished music for Allegri's sacred 'Miserere'. And Cardinal Ucelli sees a chance to make a name for himself. Leopold Mozart ..... Paul Higgins, Cardinal Ucelli ..... Craige Els Liana ..... Claire-Louise Cordwell Donna Maria ..... Ayesha Antoine Lucius ..... Justice Ritchie Anna Mozart ..... Jasmine Hyde Violinist ..... Natalie Purton Singer ..... Dominic Mattos Composer/musical director ..... John Chambers Directed by Toby Swift

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