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Andrew Lincoln tells the story of how Mozart’s passionate love (and lust) for his future wife drove him to escape the clutches of boyhood expectation - and his controlling father. The Boy Genius, the golden child… since he was old enough to stand up, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had struggled under the heavy weight of other people’s expectations. Until, one day, he had enough. Throwing off the suffocating influences of both his father and his rich patron, Mozart gambles his entire reputation to live life on his own terms. And the fact that he was falling in love with the beautiful Constanze Weber…? Well, that didn’t hurt either. Mozart poured his love, lust, and newfound freedom into an extraordinary opera. The Abduction of the Seraglio heralds Mozart’s transition from boy… to man. Andrew Lincoln narrates the scandalous - and uplifting - story. In Facing The Music, we experience the human drama behind some of the most extraordinary classical music ever written - told by legendary figures of stage and screen including Michael Sheen, Dominic West, Nina Sosanya, Kit Harington and Adeel Akhtar. Ten episodes explore the human frailties, obsessions, emotions and vulnerabilities we all experience - and the composers who confronted them: to create extraordinary music that would stand the test of time. In each episode we hear from creatives, psychologists and other experts to understand what we can all learn from their hopes, their struggles and their music. This episode is narrated by Andrew Lincoln and features contributions from psychotherapist Julia Samuel, and poet and author Owen Sheers. The programme is written and produced by Leonie Thomas. Facing The Music is an Overcoat Media production for ���˿��� Sounds and ���˿��� Radio 3 The series is written and produced by Hannah Dean, Leonie Thomas, Gareth Ceredig, Katie Hill and Barney Rowntree – with additional production from Melvin Rickarby Original Music: Peter Gregson Sound Design and Mixing: Mike Woolley, with additional mixing by John Scott Executive Producer: Steven Rajam Production Management: Amy Wheel and Janice Jardine Commissioner for ���˿��� Radio 3 and ���˿��� Sounds: Philip Raperport