Description
Rock Me Amadeus by Seb Hunter is a witty and unconventional memoir that charts one man’s hilariously awkward attempt to embrace classical music in adulthood. Having coasted through his thirties with a broad love for rock and alternative sounds, Hunter decides it’s time to grow up — and that means learning to appreciate the finer notes of Beethoven, Mozart and beyond. But what begins as a personal challenge quickly becomes a chaotic European adventure filled with eccentric encounters and musical misadventures.
From mistimed operatic experiences in Rome to bewildering moments with hallucinating nuns and irritable eunuchs, Hunter’s irreverent journey takes readers behind the velvet curtain of classical music culture. Part travelogue, part music criticism, and part comedic confession, Rock Me Amadeus is as entertaining for seasoned classical music lovers as it is for those who’ve never touched a symphony.
