From Mozart to Berghain, Rosalía’s LUX Bridges Centuries of Musical Temptation

Review: From Mozart to Berghain, Rosalía’s LUX Bridges Centuries of Musical Temptation

Rosalía’s new album LUX, created in collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Daníel Bjarnason, explores the evolution of musical and spiritual themes across centuries.

Before Beatlemania, there was Lisztomania; before young people danced in clubs, they waltzed in beer halls and sang operas with passionate sensibilities. While emotions seem universal, tastes change over time.

Music and religion both adapt to cultural shifts. Rosalía’s LUX expresses her personal spirituality, influenced by her Catholic background, classical philosophy, new age, Islam, and her unique relationship with God.

“LUX is in constant conversation with the popular music — and ideas — of the past.”

Connections with Classical and Philosophical Works

The album echoes some structural and philosophical elements of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, a story about a rascally nobleman who repeatedly escapes danger until he faces an unavoidable moral consequence. In the end, Don Giovanni meets his fate, with the chorus declaring, "Questo è il fin di chi fa mal, e de’ perfidi la morte alla vita è sempre ugual," which translates to, “This is the end of one who does evil, and for the wicked, death is like life.”

Themes of Morality and Mortality

LUX places Rosalía and her characters in moral peril, culminating in a story of human vulnerability and mortality, ending in death—a reflection on what it means to be human.

Author’s summary

Rosalía’s LUX bridges musical eras and spiritual beliefs, blending classical influences and contemporary ideas to explore morality, mortality, and personal spirituality through rich orchestral collaboration.

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Consequence Consequence — 2025-11-07

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