The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Joseph Bologne rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette and her court.



Alex Fitzalan
Philippe

Minnie Driver
La Guimard

Sian Clifford
Madame de Genlis

Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Christoph Gluck

Marton Csokas
Montalembert