Released

November 2, 2018

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Synopsis

A full-length album featuring symphonic metal with influences from classical theater, opera, and dark philisophical themes. There is an instrumental orchestral version of the album that serves as the soundtrack to the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game "The Red Opera". 

The Plot
The Red Opera is a dark, immersive concept album by DiAmorte that tells a tragic, operatic tale of ambition, betrayal, and the pursuit of freedom.

Set in the ruined fog covered place that would come to be known as "The Shadelands", the story explores the consequences of rebellion and the heavy cost of power through savage orchestral metal compositions and theatrical narration.

The kingdom of Vestillas was once ruled by a powerful yet merciless king, whose endless crusades left the land drenched in blood.

Disillusioned by war and seeking a better future, two elite royal guards—Dorian and LaCroix—plotted to overthrow the king. Alongside the warrior Fayte, they orchestrated a rebellion, hoping to build a peaceful paradise out of the kingdom's ashes. But what began as hope ended in tragedy.

On the fateful Night of Betrayal, Dorian launched a violent uprising that razed the capital. Civilians, soldiers, and allies alike perished in the chaos. Dorian emerged from the ashes as the self-proclaimed ruler of the broken land—a visionary turned tyrant—now known as

LaCroix, betrayed by his comrade’s brutality, took leadership of the shattered survivors, haunted by guilt and loss. Fayte, once Dorian’s beloved and protector, turned away from him in heartbreak, choosing to stand beside LaCroix to restore what little hope remained. In the shadows of their war-torn world lurk Majin, a being neither divine nor mortal, who whispers possibilities and watches kingdoms rise and fall.

He offered Dorian the knowledge and power to reshape the world—not by commanding him, but by giving him the means to destroy or redeem.

The opera concludes in devastation, with a single white flower blooming in the rubble—a symbol of what was lost, and what might still be born from ruin.

 

Characters

• Dorian, The Accursed King – A fallen hero who sacrifices all for freedom, only to become the very tyrant he sought to overthrow.

• LaCroix, The Knight Captain – A loyal protector torn between duty and friendship, who inherits a broken people.

• Fayte, The Shield Maiden – A warrior of conviction, caught between love and justice.

• Cordelia – Ruthless tactician and Dorian’s second-in-command, whose ambition knows no mercy.

• Majin, The Betrayer – An immortal observer who influences fate with whispers, not commands.