The Metal Opera

Tracklist

• 1
  Prelude
  1:11
  1.0 ★
• 2
  Reach Out for the Light
  6:32
  3.4 ★
• 3
  Serpents in Paradise
  6:15
  2.6 ★
• 4
  Malleus Maleficarum
  1:42
  1.7 ★
• 5
  Breaking Away
  4:34
  3.6 ★
• 6
  Farewell
  6:32
  3.2 ★
• 7
  The Glory of Rome
  5:28
  4.4 ★
• 8
  In Nomine Patris
  1:04
  1.3 ★
• 9
  Avantasia
  5:31
  3.6 ★
• 10
  A New Dimension
  1:39
  1.7 ★
• 11
  Inside
  2:23
  2.6 ★
• 12
  Sign of the Cross
  6:24
  3.4 ★
• 13
  The Tower
  9:43
  3.4 ★
• 14
  Avantasia (edit version)
  4:08
• 15
  The Final Sacrifice
  5:02
  3.4 ★

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Release credits

• Alex Holzwarth
  drums (drum set) [2-3, 5-7, 9, 11-13, 15]
• Andre Matos
  vocal [11-13]
• Angelo Jannotti
  engineer [7, 12]
• David DeFeis
  additional [15], lead vocals [15], vocal [3, 13, 15]
• Ed Warrin
  engineer [3, 13]
• Frank Tischer
  piano [11]
• Henjo Richter
  electric guitar [2-3, 5-7, 9, 11-13], guitar [15]
• Jens Ludwig
  additional [12-13, 15], electric guitar [12-13, 15]
• Kai Hansen
  vocal [11-12]
• Markus Grosskopf
  bass guitar [15], electric bass guitar [2-3, 5-7, 9, 11-13]
• Michael Kiske
  additional [14], lead vocals [14], vocal [2, 5-6, 9, 13]
• Mikko Karmila
  mix [1-13, 15]
• Norman Meiritz
  acoustic guitar [6], co [1-13, 15], engineer [1-13], recording [15]
• Oliver Hartmann
  vocal [7, 12-13]
• Oscar Holleman
  engineer [6]
• Ralf Zdiarstek
  vocal [4, 7, 15]
• Rob Rock
  vocal [7, 12]
• Sascha Paeth
  engineer [11-13]
• Sharon den Adel
  vocal [6]
• Timo Tolkki
  vocal [13]
• Tobias Sammet
  arranger [15], keyboard [1-13, 15], lead vocals [9], orchestrator [15], producer [1-13, 15], vocal [2-3, 5-7, 9, 11-13, 15]
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  3 August 2018
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