"Bringing such a sophisticated and maximalist record to the stage—a work built on a myriad of contrasts, instruments, languages, references, and impulses—was expected to be a challenging undertaking. The Catalan singer met the challenge with authority in an opening show that felt somewhat like a lavish dress rehearsal for a production that was already very solid and well-structured, though still with a few rough edges visible."
"Lux arrived on stage transformed into a classically inspired pop ceremony, drawing on opera, ballet, and the art world while remaining a grand spectacle for the public. It also alluded to religion, though not in the form of the grand, emphatic liturgy one might have expected. Rosalia administered these symbols with more lightness than anticipated: there were saints, convent-like white, and devotional symbols, but without suffocating the concert with solemnity."
"Rosalia had promised a very different show from the Motomami tour, one capable of combining experimentation, rigor, and joy. That, broadly speaking, is what unfolded at the LDLC Arena in the French city, a multipurpose auditorium adjacent to the stadium of Ligue 1 soccer team Olympique Lyonnais."
Rosalia launched her Lux world tour in Lyon with a sophisticated theatrical production that demonstrated her ability to translate her latest album's complexity to the stage. The show combined experimentation, rigor, and joy through classical inspiration, opera, ballet, and art world references while maintaining spectacle. Religious and devotional symbols were incorporated with lightness rather than solemnity. The production featured a semicircular stage with theatrical lighting resembling a Roman amphitheater, with Rosalia emerging as a motionless dancer from a box. The concert felt like a well-structured production with minor rough edges. Following the Lyon opening, Rosalia will perform across Spain from late March through mid-April, including eight concerts in Madrid and Barcelona, before continuing through Europe, the U.S., and Latin America.
Read at english.elpais.com
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