The rock band’s live accompaniment ＂Rock Red and Black＂ was ignited.
Counting the explosive musicals in Shanghai in the past two years, "Rock Mozart" is an unavoidable one. It not only makes Xiaomi, Lao Fei and other actors continue to be popular, but also makes the French musical, a small language musical, popular and synonymous with extreme romance.
From producers, directors to songwriters, the creative team of Rock Red and Black overlaps with Rock Mozart, and even the music style is similar, taking a French rock style.
Stills of Rock Red and Black
Adapted from French writer Stendhal’s masterpiece Red and Black, Rock Red and Black tells the story of the struggle of Julien, a young aspirant from humble origins, and his love and hate with Dreina, the wife of the mayor, and Mathilde, the daughter of the Marquis.
In September 2016, "Rock Red and Black" premiered at the Paris Palace Theatre. At that time, Julien was led by Como, a popular player of "The Good Voice of France", who sang well and had a high value. This "little fresh meat" was once known as "Julien who walked out of the book".
On October 3rd, at SAIC Shanghai Cultural Square, "Rock Red and Black" will open the curtain of China’s performance. Julien will also be starred by Como, Mrs. Dreiner will also be played by Elaine from "The Voice of France", and the villain Valeno will be played by an old flight that Shanghai audiences are very familiar with.
Stills of Rock Red and Black
Como, 25, was born in France. He made his debut as a singer, formed a band and sent some singles, but at first he didn’t think of acting in a musical, let alone playing in Lian. Under the recommendation of the artistic director of The Voice of France, Cuomo met with the producer of Rock Red and Black, but they hit it off and were soon settled.
In the novel, Julien is the son of a carpenter. He is young, handsome and smart. Since he was a child, he hoped to join the upper class with personal efforts and struggles. When he was a tutor at the local mayor’s house, he hooked up with the mayor’s wife and fled to the seminary after the incident was revealed. On the recommendation of the dean of the seminary, he went to Paris as a private secretary to the Marquis of larmor, and was soon appreciated. At the same time, Julien had an affair with the Marquis’ daughter. Under the planning of the church, the mayor’s wife was forced to write a tip-off letter to expose Julien, and his apprentice was destroyed. Angry Julien shot and wounded the mayor’s wife and went to the guillotine.
"Lian is a person who really wants to improve his social status. His idol is Napoleon. Although he was born in a very low family, he tried to rise through religion and other channels to change his destiny." Cuomo interprets this role like this.
As for the connection between Julien and rock, Cuomo believes that rock singers are generally rebellious, keen to make their own voices in social systems and other aspects, and yearn for independence, openness and freedom. This is the similarity between them.
There are 21 songs in the play, which continue the advantages of French musicals in melody and are almost the first to catch the ear. Among them, the most popular song "Glory Bows to Me" is Julien’s theme song. In order to highlight the rock atmosphere, there will be a live accompaniment by a rock band composed of five musicians on the stage.
Different from traditional musicals, Rock Red and Black has almost no physical scenery, and all the story backgrounds are presented in 3D multimedia. In fact, 3D multimedia is very expensive, and it is not cheaper than doing real scenes. (The Paper reporter Liao Yang)