How Rosalía Crafted Her Wildly Ambitious Album While Filming ‘Euphoria’
Rosalía discusses her new operatic album Lux, auditioning and filming Euphoria while creating new music, her plans for live shows, and more.
Rosalía offers an exasperated laugh as she sits down, having tried on various stunning outfits only to settle for the casual clothes she arrived in: black pants and a camo jacket lined with fur. This same jacket was seen on her at a Parisian café in early October, where she was alone with a cup of tea while studying the sheet music of a song from Puccini's 1900 opera Tosca.
The Barcelona-born singer’s quiet moment with this classic tragedy was meaningful — one of many subtle hints that she was exploring something beyond the typical boundaries of today's mainstream music. Rosalía studied musicology in college and has spent the last eight years blending diverse genres and influences in her work.
For an artist who gained global fame as a cultural trailblazer, her study of a century-old opera’s notation sent a clear signal. Fans gradually realized why: on October 20, she took over Madrid’s Callao Square, where giant projector screens revealed the release date of her fourth album, Lux (Nov. 7, Columbia Records), alongside its cover art showing Rosalía dressed in all white, wearing a nun’s habit and hugging herself beneath the clothing.
"For some reason, I didn’t completely go crazy."
This remark captures the balance Rosalía maintained while managing intense creative projects simultaneously.
Summary
Rosalía’s album Lux marks a daring artistic shift, inspired by classical opera, crafted amid her acting work, signaling her evolving musical identity.