MOZART, L’OPERA ROCK TO OPEN IN PARIS

AZG Armenian Daily
20/08/2009

Culture

A rock opera based on the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart goes on stage
in Paris next month, in what the producer says will be a tribute to
"the first rock star.

The opera will chart the highs, lows and romantic pursuits of the
composer’s life from early days in his birth town, Salzburg, to
international fame in Vienna. The $11-million musical will feature
60 actors, singers and musicians in period dress, with violinists
in 18th-century style accompanying a live rock band amid swirling
spotlights.

The show will intersperse Mozart’s original works, performed by
classical musicians, with rock songs. Mozart, L’Opera Rock will
premiere in Paris’s Palais des Sports on Sept. 22 before touring,
Reuters reports.