Based on the the French classic novel, "The Red and the Black" by Stendhal, father of modern fiction, this is a rock opera adaption by François Chouquet. It's the story of a low-born but ambitious young man in the Napoleonic era, who seeks to rise beyond his station through a mixture of determination, deception, hard-work and hypocrisy, told through rock music, with all the accoutrements of opera; big hair, big outfits, big vocals, and, because it's 2018, 3D multimedia effects. A live rockband provides the accompaniment for international hits such as "La gloire à mes genoux" and "Dans le noir je vois rouge." The show is in French, with Chinese subtitles.