she was forced to stop performing and become a provincial piano teacher to support Wolfgang’s career.

he lighthearted and charismatic, she shy and retiring — but equal in talent. Yet it was Wolfgang who carried their father’s dreams of glory.

I read Wolfgang Mozart biographies, studied the situation of women and female artists during Mozarts’ time and in different countries, read writings of Enlightenment philosophers, conduct manuals … But the richest source of information came from the Mozart family letters.