Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy just like her younger brother Wolfgang. Although the children toured Europe together, once Maria Anna came of age, she was left behind while her brother became a star. But controversial new evidence suggests she may have contributed to her brother’s earliest works while a global search for her compositions continues.
Film Interviewees
- Eva Neumayr – Musicologist, International Mozarteum Foundation
- Martin Jarvis OAM – Researcher; Founder, Darwin Symphony Orchestra
- Heidi Harralson – Forensic Handwriting Analyst
- Sylvia Milo – Creator, “The Other Mozart” Theater Production
- Dame Jane Glover DBE – Conductor
- Paul Dyer AO – Artistic Director / Conductor, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
- Alma Deutscher – Composer
- Sarah Fritz – Musicologist and Music Historian
- Armin Brinzing – Head Archivist, International Mozarteum Foundation
Secrets of the Dead: Mozart’s Sister is a production of Media Stockade and The WNET Group, in association with Minderoo Pictures and Evolution Post. Narrated by Jay O. Sanders. Writer and Director is Madeleine Hetherton-Miau. Producers are Rebecca Barry and Madeleine Hetherton-Miau. For Secrets of the Dead: Benjamin Phelps is supervising producer; Stephanie Carter is executive producer; Stephen Segaller is executive in charge.
Principal Production Support for Mozart’s Sister is provided by Screen Australia. Production Support is provided by Screen NSW. Original Production Funding is provided by the Nelson Meers Foundation. Funding for Secrets of the Dead is provided by public television viewers.