Written and performed by Sylvia Milo, The Other Mozart is a play telling the true, forgotten story of Nannerl Mozart, the sister of Amadeus – a prodigy, keyboard virtuoso and composer, who performed throughout Europe with her brother to equal acclaim, but her work and her story faded away, lost to history.
“Strikingly beautiful.” – New York Times
The Other Mozart - Trailer from Sylvia Milo on Vimeo.
Music Box - The Other Mozart from Sylvia Milo on Vimeo.
The Other Mozart - 15 sec. excerpt from Sylvia Milo on Vimeo.
The ♀ther Mozart is a play about Nannerl Mozart, the sister of Amadeus. 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. The show is set in, on and underneath its costume: a stunning dress some eighteen feet in diameter, which spills over the entire stage. Original music was composed 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, 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.
The ♀ther Mozart from All For One on Vimeo.
Sylvia Milo – electric violin with effect pedals.
With A&M at Lion’s Den, NYC
Spider from Sylvia Milo on Vimeo.