Double the trouble, double the fun. In the new series “Mozart Mozart,” the audience will get to know the famous Austrian composer – as well as his sister Maria Anna, forgotten by history books. 

“It’s quite amazing so few people know about her,” says screenwriter Swantje Oppermann, while its creator and showrunner Andreas Gutzeit adds: “When you watch the very first scene, you understand who was the original child prodigy. She was just as mesmerizing to the audience – until she became a woman and her role in the society changed. That was something that touched us very deeply.”

In the show, produced by Gutzeit’s Story House Pictures in co-production with giant German pubic broacaster ARD (WDR/SWR/ARD Degeto Film), Austrian state TV ORF and Dreaming Sheep Company – with Beta Film and Bavaria Media handling world sales – Maria Anna finally gets the spotlight she deserves. Just like many other female artists, ignored for centuries.  

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