Welcome behind the curtain! Quand Le Rideau Tombe (“When the Curtain Falls”) sweeps you onto a glittering stage where fame looks like a sparkling crown, yet feels as fragile as paper. The crowd bows, the cheers roar, and the artist soars to dazzling heights... but the moment the velvet drapes close, those same cheers twist into “cris obscènes” that echo the performer’s own vanity. The song paints this instant with dramatic flair, reminding us that applause is loud, but short-lived.
In this power-ballad from Mozart L’Opéra Rock, the Italian-born Mozart character discovers that glory is both seductive and merciless. True friends fade, sets collapse, and when the lights go out you are left with nothing but your “ombres,” the shadows that have always been loyal. The lyrics repeat like tolling bells: Dieu comme la gloire est mortelle… Dieu que la gloire est cruelle! It is a poetic wake-up call telling us that success will not “put anyone into the world” and that chasing it too blindly can scorch you like “braises” (burning coals). By the final refrain, the song asks a haunting question: after the last bow, what really matters—fleeting glory, or the timeless self standing alone in the dark?