#mozartoperarock

[molnyash-art]

Sooo @nadiasna7 showed Mozart l'Opera Rock to me in the year 2023 and uhhh… Le Bien qui fait mal I guess?? 👀🔥🔥

[notsobertodeath]

[revverencie]

I am about to rant about why the staging etc. of Le Bien Qui Fait Mal is actually genius.

alt title: tired production arts student dissects the kink song in hopes it might stop haunting her as she sleeps

Read under the cut!

Okay so Le Bien qui fait mal is well known for being “the kink song” in MOR and you know what, I absolutely agree. Salieri gets dragged around the stage by people in very revealing leather outfits, sings about how something is “so good it hurts” and just looks VERY into what’s going on.  But there’s actually a pretty good reason for all this seemingly random kink imagery.

So, first of all, the lighting is actually insane in this song. Beforehand, during Mozart showing him his progress, the lighting is a pretty bright blue - that’s important, remember that! But as Le Bien (that’s how I’m shortening it for this) starts, the lights quite suddenly switch to red. Red light is commonly associated with the red light district i.e prostitutes and sex in general. That’s the start of all the sexual imagery in the song. Throughout, it switches to green, which is a very unnatural lighting colour (as opposed to yellow or blue, which evoke the perception of day and night accordingly, or even orange for an open flame), and also magenta. Green cements it in the viewer’s mind that this is in Salieri’s head - most of the rest of the light throughout the show reflects the setting, whereas this is jarring and surreal looking. The pink/magenta lighting does a similar thing to the red, albeit to a lesser extent. However, during the instrumental break (in which the dancers also pretend to be instruments funnily enough), the light switches back to blue, although it’s darker and somewhat less bright (despite being light) than the earlier scene. This is Salieri coming back to reality slightly - at the end of the day, he’s listening to Mozart conduct, he’s not actually in some kind of weird BDSM party - but yet he’s still not there yet, and the lighting goes back to the red/green combo for the last chorus.

Now that the lights are out of the way, we can get on to why listening to his rival conduct music has seemingly made Salieri think of, well, what’s going on on stage. The context of the song is that Salieri, upon hearing Mozart’s music, realises how good it is and feels insanely jealous over it (and maybe other things, but I digress). It is Salieri realising that, at least in his opinion, Mozart is better than him. It’s about power. This is why, in the staging, Mozart is on stage and yet above everyone else (specifically Salieri), unaffected by the chaos on stage. In fact, he’s still conducting the music and by association everything that’s going along with it. The BDSM imagery many people have decided is completely random (although fun) reflects this as well - most of BDSM is about power dynamics and the likes. This explains the costumes and the aggression that Salieri is getting shown by the dancers.

Speaking of dynamics, as a side note, I’m pretty sure that is the implication of most of the choreography - the dynamics of the music reflecting the dynamics of the dancers on stage (that’s just what came to me while I was watching the performance for the 700th time)

So yes, the song is incredibly sexual, and the staging and lighting decisions absolutely reflect that. But just like the almost uncomfortably masochistic lyrics of the song are a metaphor for Salieri’s feelings of jealousy and awe at the music mixing together, the kinky performance on stage is a metaphor for the emotional power dynamic he pretty much brings on himself and actually sticks to the rest of the show (switching between complimenting Mozart’s work to actively trying to sabotage it multiple times). It’s full of contrasts and more clever than most people give it credit for.

[melissamarsofficial]

MOZART L’OPÉRA ROCK 10 years... 10 ans déjà... 🇺🇸~10 years ago, the doors opened for the first time on over 4000 people clapping in the audience. That night was only the beginning of a journey in the skin of Aloysia, Mozart’s first love... The premiere of 350 performances, 1.5M spectators... awards & diamond records..., but the best reward is this love you are sending us, to this day. Thank you for all your love and messages. 💛💛💛 #aloysiaforever 🇫🇷~Il y a 10 ans, les portes s’ouvraient pour la première fois sur 4000 personnes, au Palais des Sports de Paris... Mes premiers pas dans la peau d’Aloysia, le premier amour de Mozart... La première représentation d’une série de 350! Le premier public... puis des premiers prix et récompenses... mais la plus belle reste votre amour et soutien que vous nous envoyez à ce jour... Merci pour tous vos jolis messages. #aloysia #pourtoujours Love 💕 . . . . #mozartoperarock #mozart #rockopera #palaisdessports #paris #spectacle #anniversary #tenyears #throwbackthursday #flashback #memory #souvenir #aloysiaweber #melissamars #wolfgangamadeusmozart #fan #lovestory #musical #lifeofanactress #actresslife #grateful https://www.instagram.com/p/B2zDFzDhkR9/?igshid=kk7gjhptfyag

[iraivory]

Crossover

King Arthur - La Légende du Roi Arthur

Florent Mothe

Antonio Salieri - Mozart L'Opera Rock

[sauvesparlekong]

Mozart est là, Mozart est là... Il a tout fini le bougre... @mikelangeloloconte @roxaneletexierofficiel Bravo pour le show #mozartoperarock hier à Taipei et à très bientôt les amis. Fabulous show Mozart Opera Rock soon in Shanghai & Shenzhen #1789lesamantsdelabastille @mozart_fan @1789_amants_bastille @mattcarnot1789 (à Taipei, Taiwan) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpDMnioBiDn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wzh44v82pz0

[akiyumi-blog1]

[irenemalets-blog]

Repost @jewelsmozart with @get_repost ・・・ “I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.” (Tom Waits) Pendant "Salieri" in silver 925 bicolor galvanized and rhodium plated with gold 18 kt with Swarovski Zirconia. 💫💫💫 #assasymphonie #studs #jewelsmozart #mozart #salieri #music #inspiration #mozartoperarock #beunique #uniquejewels #jewellerydesign #personalized #customized #jewels #fashionjewellery #fashion #silver #gold #creativejewellery #rock #instajewelry #jewelrygram #rockjewels #classicjewels #jewelleryart #art

[hiddlestonwaifu]

Estoy bastante indignada no,lo siguiente. Acabo de enterarme de qué criticaron Mozart en Corea y el que se llevó la peor parte fue Mikele. Porque al parecer no llegaba a las notas y lo insultaron y todo. La verdad es que cuándo descubrí que Mozart estaba en Corea de nuevo, aparecieron vídeos de las actuaciones. Cómo sabéis no se puede grabar pero eso se lo pasan por el forro totalmente. Pues bien, fue más o menos por esta época y ya nada más ver a Mikele supe que algo que no iba bien. No lo sentía cómo siempre. Y eso que no fue por el canto. No, fue nada más verle actuar. Se le veía cansado,sin ánimo. No era el de siempre. No sabía que no llegaba a las notas. Vale, no llegó. Y qué. ¿sabéis lo que tiene que llegar a cansar preparar ése musical otra vez? ¿Y que además estaba preparando Timéo? ¿Por qué tenéis que insultarle? ¿Podríais vosotros? Porque yo no,ya os lo aseguro. Es mucho trabajo. Muchísimo. Sé que los fans estaban preocupados por él. Yo también y eso que en aquélla época estaba con el hype de Prince y poco más. Pero los que le criticaron deberían pensar un poco antes. Mozart es un musical duro. Y más cuándo Mike es el protagonista. No os merecéis a Mikele. Y ahora encima va a dar conciertos allí. Hola. Mikele es amor de persona. Soy yo y no vuelvo. Cómo fan esto es indignante.

[melissamarsofficial]

MOZART THE ROCK OPERA and the story of my little armor... 🇺🇸~This cute little fan is 10 years now! This special object close to my heart, (and pretty handy in this wave of heat!) keeps close to me the memory of a particular character I’ve been blessed to bring back to life... I’m saying back... because she had an inspiring life in the 18th century, ALOYSIA WEBER was the first love and muse of MOZART. And 10 years ago we were starting rehearsing for what would become a hit musical directed by Olivier Dahan (who directed MA VIE EN ROSE)... we were trying on the first costumes... and this little fan started its life then, night after night, playing a major role in a heart-breaking scene I had with Mozart, opening it like a wall of pride and coldness, to hide my broken heart (as Aloysia 😉)... to not fall apart... it became my little armor... Does anybody who saw the show remember which scene I’m talking about? 🇫🇷~ Ce petit éventail vient de faire ses 10ans! Un souvenir précieux que je garde toujours près de moi (surtout en cette chaleur caniculaire), il me rappelle le merveilleux temps où j’ai incarné ce personnage particulier et cher à mon cœur et à celui de MOZART, ALOYSIA WEBER fut son premier amour et muse éternelle. Il y a 10 ans, on commençait les répétitions et les essayages des premiers costumes auxquels ce petit éventail s’est intégré. Représentation après représentation, il a joué un rôle majeur dans une scène déchirante... s’ouvrant comme un mur d’orgueil et de froideur... ma petite armure derrière laquelle je cachais le chagrin et le cœur brisé d’Aloysia... Est-ce que ceux qui ont vu le show se souviennent/devinent de quelle scène je parle? . . #mozartoperarock #mozart #rockopera #flashbackfriday #flashback #friday #memory #souvenir #aloysiaweber #melissamars #eventail #fan #costumeprop #musical #lifeofanactress #actresslife https://www.instagram.com/p/B0GcpHSBIqh/?igshid=x4h1njzxdu61

[iraivory]

Burton style 5\8

Rosenberg (Yamin Dib) - Mozart LOpera Rock

[irenemalets-blog]

Repost @jewelsmozart with @get_repost ・・・ "The world loves a spice of wickedness." (Longfellow) 😈😈😈 Rings in silver 925 bicolor galvanized and rhodium plated with rose gold 18 kt with Swarovski Zirconia. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #mozartandsalieri #mozartsalieri #fire #jewelsmozart #mozart #music #inspiration #mozartoperarock #beunique #uniquejewels #jewellerydesign #personalized #jewels #silver #ring #creativejewellery #love #rock #instajewelry #jewelrygram #rockjewels #classicjewels #jewelleryart #art #creative

[alive-sum]

Try to draw Salieri :D

[horusbk]

Merci @marjolaine_piemont pour cette superbe dédicace 😍 à très vite ! #premierepartie #zazie #love #instagram #concert #tours #dedicace #instagood #music #musique #mozartoperarock (à Tours, France)

[melissamarsofficial]

‪🇺🇸~Check out my interview for Authority Magazine (link in bio). I had the honor and pleasure to share behind the scenes stories with @johntravolta on FROM PARIS WITH LOVE, anecdotes on MOZART THE ROCK OPERA, my coming up projects with @thecamillajackson, an hommage to the artist and special friend @vannimangoni, my dreams and the 5 things I wish someone told me when I first started... ‬ ‪‬▶️ http://bit.ly/authorityitw . 🇫🇷~Découvrez mon interview pour le magazine Authority, j’ai eu le plaisir de partager des anecdotes de tournage avec Travolta, du casting de Mozart L’Opera Rock, mes projets, mes rêves, et les 5 choses que j’aurais aimé que l’on me dise quand j’ai débuté ma carrière. Le lien est dans la bio... ▶️ http://bit.ly/authorityitw . . Special thanks to Yitzi Weiner, Authority Magazine, photographers Robert Presutti and Peter Lueders (@peterlueders). Photo in the post by @rpfotony #interview #press #authority #magazine #authoritymagazine #pr #risingstar #johntravolta #mozartloperarock #mozartoperarock #5thingsyouneedtoknow #blackandwhitephotography #melissamars #nycactor #womeninfilm #nycwriters #womanwriter #lifeisbeautiful https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Q9nFuhkf1/?igshid=143vlay3wcd29

[iraivory]

Burton style 3\8

Maeva Méline (Nannerl Mozart ) -Mozart L'Opera Rock