该剧改编自彼得·谢弗的经典剧作《上帝的宠儿》。
25岁的沃尔夫冈·阿玛多伊斯·莫扎特（福田知盛 饰）在父亲去世后失去生计，孤身前往维也纳谋生。一次偶然，他与才华横溢的女歌手康斯坦泽·韦伯（加布瑞拉·克里维 饰）结为盟友，后者凭借人脉将其引荐至宫廷作曲家安东尼奥·萨列里（保罗·贝坦尼 饰）的权贵圈层。原本的机遇却逐渐演变为一场天才与野心、艺术与权力的终极博弈——两人的对立不仅重塑了彼此的人生轨迹，更在古典音乐史上刻下了一段纠缠半生的传奇宿怨。

After attending a medical conference in Beijing and coming frighteningly close to dying in a car crash, Dr Matthew Nolan, played by Armitage (Obsession, Stay Close) arrives home and is immediately arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport. Exhausted and confused, Nolan is accused of the murder of a woman who was in the car he crashed. DC Hana Li, played by Lusi, is the no-nonsense, London officer charged with accompanying Nolan back to Beijing, but plenty happens on the way.