So, I was able to see one of my boys in a musical concert-- Kim Junsu. He was one of the four leading musical actors who portrayed Mozart in the Korean adaptation of Sylvester Levay's musical "Mozart" earlier this year. Levay, a Hungarian composer/songwriter/arranger, etc., composed the musicals Mozart and Elizabeth-- excerpts from both musicals were performed during the concert. Also, Uwe Kroger made a special appearance in these concerts. Uwe Kroger is an amazing German actor and singer and is so hot to trot right now in German-speaking countries.
So, the concert was amazing-- live orchestra, wonderful vocals, great musical numbers... I was in heaven. The Mozart numbers were fantastic. Some of the Elizabeth ones were good, I absolutely loved one of them, but I think I'm spoiled by the Takarazaku version of Elizabeth, which I preferred to the Korean overall. Uwe Kroger was excellent. In my absolute favorite Elizabeth number, Kroger and a male Korean actor sang a duet in German. It was amazing and powerful. LOVED~~ it. T_T So sad that I didn't get an audio clip of the song.
CONCERT VIDEOS: WATCH THEM! Well, at least the second and third videos if you are against all things East Asian >.<
Teaser Commercial for the Concert
This song is my absolute favorite from the Mozart performances-- this song takes place after Mozart essentially makes himself persona non grata among the Salzburg nobles and he's begging his father to let him go to Vienna, Paris, or London--that he has to be free. And his father is basically saying, "I'm responsible for keeping this family together and I'm not going to let you break us apart. I can protect you better than you can." Then, in the end, his father casts him aside and Mozart realizes that all he is and all he has is music--so he has to go pursue it.
Uwe Kroger featured. This is the song where Mozart has the fight with Count Arco (Kroger)-- one of the Salzburg nobles-- who is holding a party in the Prince's honor. Mozart shows up late and displays no respect for the nobility, so Arco tears up his composition and kicks him out-- stating... well, singing that he would never be welcomed into the court again.
***Sorry for the quality of the vid. This was taken from my lap, under my jacket. So, I just pointed at the stage and hoped for the best. It came out well considering the circumstances, but still... you might want to enlarge the video screen.
This is an original composition that Sylvester Levay had written for Kim Junsu called The Day I Died. It's supposed to be a song about hope, despair, and redemption, although I have no idea what the lyrics are and cannot explain the song. But, it's pretty~~ Listen to it.... you want to.
Knowing You Means Loving You-- A love song between Constanze Weber and Mozart.
Curtain Call- a reprise of the Mozart theme, "I Am Music." I shot bits and pieces of this, so I stole a better fancam to show you.
ENG SUBTITLED Overview of the German version of Elisabeth-- in which Uwe Kroger plays Death. Awesome. I love this musical-- especially the 2002 Flower Troupe Takarazuka version with the great Haruno Sumire as Death. Ah... amazing.
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