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Mozart in the Jungle - Season 1
What happens behind the curtains at the symphony is just as captivating as what happens on stage. The show follows a brash new maestro Rodrigo who stirs up the New York Symphony as young oboist Hailey hopes for her big chance.
23 November 1968, Los Angeles, California, USA
5 January 1951, Rome, Lazio, Italy
28 June 1946, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
12 November 1931, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
12 January 1934, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
January 05, 2015
What works so well is that Mozart isn't afraid to throw you into a world you're likely unfamiliar with, but it doesn't swim so far into the deep end that you immediately drown in jargon and distanced dramatic stakes.
December 23, 2014
Mozart might suffer from limited appeal, even in spite of its attempts to spice up classical music's stuffy image with sex and drugs aplenty.
December 23, 2014
Gael García Bernal is the pixie dust sprinkled through Mozart in the Jungle, the latest original series from Amazon, giving this backstage-at-the-philharmonic dramedy its magic.
December 18, 2014
The small element of surprise provided by the transgressive behavior wears off soon, but thanks to the novel setting and subject matter, as well as the likable heroine, the premiere episode is promising.
January 01, 2015
It's heady, unexplored territory: Debussy and drug references, Prokofiev and penis jokes.
January 07, 2015
An interesting, colorful look at a world I don't know well, filled with fun performances, and you can watch the show improve right along with the orchestra itself.
December 22, 2014
Mozart in the Jungle made me laugh, although I have no idea whether it will make musicians or insiders with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra crack a smile. I hope they will let me know.
January 01, 2015
The classical-music dramedy Mozart in the Jungle, the newest original series from Amazon Studios, doesn't require a degree in music or orchestra season tickets to appreciate.
January 06, 2015
What sets Mozart apart from MTV shows, though, is that here we have a handful of twentysomethings and a lot of older folks, not vice versa. It plays this fresh turf well, on both sides. If Mozart were here, he'd probably write the theme song.
March 02, 2015
There's a buoyancy to it that is absolutely as seductive as the music.
