The Other Mozart

The Other Mozart A play about Nannerl Mozart, the sister of Amadeus. Written/performed by Sylvia Milo, directed by Isaac Byrne, music by Nathan Davis and Phyllis Chen.

The Other Mozart is a play about Nannerl Mozart, the sister of Amadeus. A one-woman show written and performed by Sylvia Milo, directed by Isaac Byrne, it tells the true story of this prodigy, a keyboard virtuoso and composer, who as a child toured through all of Europe performing with her brother, to equal acclaim, but who faded away and left behind nothing of her own. Using Nannerl’s own letters

and those of her family, the performance investigates how this female prodigy, this Mozart, faded from the world - and whether this loss was inevitable. The show is set in, on, and underneath its costume: a stunning dress, eighteen feet in diameter, created to fill and spill over the entire stage. Original music was composed for the play by Nathan Davis and Phyllis Chen (both recent Fromm commission recipients and members of the International Contemporary Ensemble - currently in residence at the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center) for instruments Nannerl knew intimately, such as clavichords, music boxes, and bells, as well as teacups, fans, and other ordinary objects that might have captured her imagination. With the opulent beauty of the dress and hair design, the sweet smells of perfume, and the clouds of dusting powder rising from the stage, the performance creates a multi-sensual experience and transports the audience into a world of outsized beauty and delight -- but also of overwhelming restrictions and prejudice. There, in communion with the audience, this other Mozart at last tells her story.

17/04/2026
Tomorrow at 8pm on PBS!Featuring The Other Mozart and interviews with Sylvia Milo on Nannerl Mozart. This is the PBS edi...
24/02/2026

Tomorrow at 8pm on PBS!
Featuring The Other Mozart and interviews with Sylvia Milo on Nannerl Mozart.
This is the PBS edit of the full Mozart's Sister Documentary, which we are so thrilled to be part of.

Or watch it now below!

Watch more: https://to.pbs.org/3mHxfbj | Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy just like her younger brother Wolfgang. Although the children...

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02/09/2025

We are back from Edinburgh, unpacking some of the stars that we didn't have a chance to share with y'all yet!
Janice Orlandi, INNI Magdalena Dąbrowska, Joshua Rose, Miodrag Guberinic, Phyllis Chen, Kodi Lynn Milburn

How many pins in Nannerl’s hair?a) 11b) 104 c) 1,763
19/08/2025

How many pins in Nannerl’s hair?
a) 11
b) 104
c) 1,763

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