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Live at the Opera

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Released
  
May 1, 2015

Language
  
English, Norwegian

Release date
  
1 May 2015

Producer
  
Sigurd Wongraven

Length
  
93:07

Artist
  
Satyricon

Label
  
Napalm Records

Genre
  
Symphonic black metal

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Recorded
  
September 8, 2013 at Oslo Opera House in Norway

Similar
  
Satyricon albums, Symphonic black metal albums, Other albums

Live at the Opera is the first live album by the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon, originally released in 2015 under the Austrian label Napalm Records.

Contents

It consists of a digipak with two CD and one bonus DVD on limited edition, both with the same songs. Additionally, the album was released in a special edition of three vinyl records.

Basically it contains the most tracks from the album Satyricon (2013) and a compilation of some of the best known Satyricon songs from previous albums.

Satyricon die by my hand exclusive preview from live at the opera


Background

In February 2015, the frontman Satyr explained how the concept (new label, new DVD) came together: “The whole thing started with us doing one song, 'To The Mountains' a year and a half before the actual show. We performed at a closed event in the main hall of the opera with the Chorus of the Norwegian Opera & Ballet (Den Norske Opera & Ballett Operakoret). It was very inspirational. I then said to the conductor that I would love to do a whole show like this. He loved the idea, I was serious about it, and he was serious about it.”

Live at the Opera comes from a nearly two-hour special live performance, which was shot and edited on DVD. The exclusive show was held on September 8, 2013 at the Oslo Opera House (Operahuset) in Norway, as part of the Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival held annually.

It presents the outstanding participation of 55 singers from the Chorus of the Norwegian Opera & Ballet (Operakoret).

The album peaked at #26 on the Norwegian charts VG-lista and peaked at #56 in German charts.

Track listing (CD and bonus DVD)

  • All songs written by Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven, except where noted.
  • Satyricon

  • Sigurd Wongraven Satyr - Vocals. guitar
  • Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad Frost - Drums
  • Additional musicians

  • Anders Odden - Bass
  • Anders Hunstad - Keyboards
  • Gildas Le Pape - Guitar
  • Steinar Gundersen - Guitar
  • Sivert Høyem - Vocals in "Phoenix"
  • The Norwegian National Opera Chorus - Choir
  • Production and Engineering

  • Graphics by Martin Kvamme
  • Mastered by George Tanderø
  • Mixed by Erik Ljunggren
  • Photography Espen Ixtlan and Kaleidoscope
  • Recording by Steven Grant Bishop
  • Printed by Optimal Media GmbH
  • Songs

    1Voice of Shadows2:21
    2Now - Diabolical6:07
    3Repined Bastard Nation5:42

    References

    Live at the Opera Wikipedia