Franco_battiato_alice_i_treni_di_tozeur | Original & Genuine

: By inserting a fragment from Act II Scene 7 of Mozart’s opera, Battiato bridges the gap between high-brow classical music and contemporary pop, a hallmark of his career. 4. Sonic Architecture and Reception

: "Doch wir wollen dir ihn zeigen, und du wirst..." (But we want to show him to you, and you will...). franco_battiato_alice_i_treni_di_tozeur

The song’s title refers to a city in southwestern Tunisia. Tozeur was historically a frontier village near a railway line originally built for the bey (king) during the French protectorate. : By inserting a fragment from Act II