Talk:Ça Ira

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Anyone heard it yet? KrisW6 01:30, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

I never thought someone like Roger Waters would go from Rock to Opera. I wonder what influenced him to do this particular project since I am a Pink Floyd fan. SkinnerIJA 02:18, 27 December 2005 {PST}

Well, he's always been a fan of revolutions and freedom. Similar themes of rebellion are everywhere in his work - the anti-school theme of the children from the wall, practically half of The Final Cut... I'm sure he jumped at the chance to write about the French Revolution. SonOfNothing

I don't find it surprising that he has written an opera. He has always been adventurous and loves a little bombasity. His use of choruses in The Wall and Amused To Death are also very similar to his use of chorus in Ca Ira. Akame 28 December 2005

Yeah, not surprising at all. Every Waters album since Animals has had some sort of narrative. I haven't heard Ca Ira yet, though I'm looking forward to it. Darkhorse82 01:43, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Don't forget there's a reason that The Wall is billed as a Rock Opera, because it follows on from the tradition of Tommy, by The Who, which started with an Overture and followed various conventions of an opera, just like The Wall does. So its probably not as huge a leap as we'd imagine, though he would have to familiarise himself with a larger assortment of music. I rather like it, kinda hope he doesn't one though his head is in too much danger of starting up a new gravitational pull. Tony2Times 16:42 5 March 2006
PS. I think this entry needs some more detail, storylines, links, critical reviews etc.

[edit] Ca ira, ca ira

The opening theme and apparent leitmotiv quote the tune of the French revolution-era chant

"Ah ça ira, ça ira, ça ira/ Les aristocrates à la lanterne"

("Ah, that'll do, that'll do, that'll do/[CArrying] the aristocrats [around] as lanterns.")

which was chanted when real or alleged aristocrats were guillotined and their heads carried around on pikes.

Some "hope" ;-)