ABSTRACT
The television version of Mozart in the Jungle focuses upon the anecdotal nature of Blair Tindall's memoir and forgoes the ruminations upon the economic character of classical music in the United States. Although the television adaptation of Mozart in the Jungle applies some of Tindall's critique of the "classical music industry," for the most part, the polemic is replaced by a personal, emotional view of a struggling neophyte in a confusing environment. However, the television version of Mozart in the Jungle also occasionally contrasts the performance aspect of classical music with the more abstract, artistic aspects of the art form, and this is done with humorous intent. The humor of the series is highly dependent upon the juxtaposition of audience expectations of the world of classical music and a hectic, bohemian lifestyle that one might expect from a show focused on rock musicians.
