It is Christmas Eve in Vienna, 1779. Theresa’s father is a violinist in Prince Esterhazy’s orchestra. Her godfather is the famed composer and director of the orchestra, Franz Josef Haydn.

Theresa is not simply the daughter of a musician, she is a talented musician herself. She grew up in the rich musical world of a prince’s court, and learned to play the violin and the viola.

Her father’s death is a blow beyond imagining, and begins her journey from childhood to adulthood, through the Gypsy encampment on the outskirts of the city, to the imperial court itself.

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