The Flying Opera is a boxed set containing two DVDs and two CDs by the German power metal band Avantasia, released in March 2011. Avantasia evolved from being a side-project of Edguy vocalist Tobias Sammet to a full-fledged band touring all over the world.[1] The tracks of the set were recorded live during their first world tour in 2008, in support of the album The Scarecrow. The DVD contains also a documentary of the tour and various video clips.[1]
A three-LPs Limited Edition live album of The Flying Opera was released by Nuclear Blast Records in October 2011, with a total of 10,000 copies being printed.
Track listing
DVD
Disc 1 Live at Wacken Open Air 2008 (songs 1–4, 8, 11–13, 15) and Masters of Rock Festival 2008 (songs 5–7, 9–10, 14, 16).
- “Twisted Mind”
- “The Scarecrow”
- “Another Angel Down”
- “Prelude/Reach Out for the Light”
- “Inside”
- “No Return”
- “The Story Ain’t Over”
- “Shelter from the Rain”
- “Lost In Space”
- “I Don’t Believe in Your Love”
- “Avantasia”
- “Serpents in Paradise”
- “Promised Land”
- “The Toy Master”
- “Farewell”
- “Sign of the Cross/The Seven Angels (Medley)”
Disc 2
- Around the World in 20 Days – The Movie (documentary)
- “Lost in Space” (video clip)
- “Carry Me Over” (video clip)
- “Carry Me Over” (Making of the video clip)
- “Dying for an Angel” (video clip)
CD
All tracks are written by Tobias Sammet.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Twisted Mind” | 6:42 |
| 2. | “The Scarecrow” | 11:53 |
| 3. | “Another Angel Down” | 5:25 |
| 4. | “Prelude” | 1:25 |
| 5. | “Reach Out for the Light” | 6:23 |
| 6. | “Inside” | 7:01 |
| 7. | “No Return” | 5:03 |
| 8. | “The Story Ain’t Over” | 5:29 |
| 9. | “Shelter from the Rain” | 7:02 |
| 10. | “Lost in Space” | 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “I Don’t Believe in Your Love” | 6:49 |
| 2. | “Avantasia” | 5:08 |
| 3. | “Serpents in Paradise” | 7:26 |
| 4. | “Promised Land” | 5:37 |
| 5. | “The Toy Master” | 6:26 |
| 6. | “Farewell” | 6:14 |
| 7. | “Sign of the Cross/The Seven Angels (Medley)” | 17:54 |
Personnel
- Tobias Sammet – lead vocals
- Sascha Paeth – guitars
- Oliver Hartmann – guitars, backing vocals (lead vocals on tracks 10 and 16)
- Robert Hunecke-Rizzo – bass, backing vocals
- Miro – keyboards, backing vocals
- Felix Bohnke – drums
- Amanda Somerville – backing vocals (lead vocals on tracks 15 and 16)
- Cloudy Yang – backing vocals
Tour guests
- Jørn Lande – lead vocals on tracks 2, 3, 12, 13 and 16
- Andre Matos – lead vocals on tracks 4, 5, 6, 8 and 16
- Bob Catley – lead vocals on tracks 7, 8 and 16
- Kai Hansen – lead vocals on track 14 and 16
- Henjo Richter – guitar on track 14
References
- ^ a b Genzel, Christian. “Avantasia – The Flying Opera: Around the World in Twenty Days – Live”. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
