A Night at the Opera

~ Release by Blind Guardian (see all versions of this release, 17 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Length
1	Precious Jerusalem additional recording engineer and assistant engineer: Nordin Hammadi Amrani recording engineer: Charlie Bauerfeind, Detlef (background vocals) and Clemens von Witte (background vocals) producer and mixer: Charlie Bauerfeind acoustic guitar and electric guitar: André Olbrich drums (drum set) and percussion: Thomas Stauch electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: Marcus Siepen guest bass guitar: Oliver Holzwarth guest keyboard: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro, Boris Schmidt and Matthias Wiesner guest other instruments [sound effects]: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro and Boris Schmidt guest synthesizer [orchestral stuff]: Matthias Wiesner background vocals and lead vocals: Hansi Kürsch choir vocals: Thomas Hackmann, Billy King, Rolf Köhler and Olaf Senkbeil orchestrator: Charlie Bauerfeind, André Olbrich and Matthias Wiesner phonographic copyright (℗) by: NEMS Enterprises (in 2002) recorded at: Hammer Music Studios in Brackel, Niedersachsen, Germany (background vocals) and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) mixed at: Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) recording of: Precious Jerusalem lyricist: Hansi Kürsch composer: Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich publisher: BG Publishing	6:22
2	Battlefield additional recording engineer and assistant engineer: Nordin Hammadi Amrani recording engineer: Charlie Bauerfeind, Detlef (background vocals) and Clemens von Witte (background vocals) producer and mixer: Charlie Bauerfeind acoustic guitar and electric guitar: André Olbrich drums (drum set) and percussion: Thomas Stauch electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: Marcus Siepen guest bass guitar: Oliver Holzwarth guest keyboard: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro, Boris Schmidt and Matthias Wiesner guest other instruments [sound effects]: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro and Boris Schmidt guest synthesizer [orchestral stuff]: Matthias Wiesner background vocals and lead vocals: Hansi Kürsch choir vocals: Thomas Hackmann, Billy King, Rolf Köhler and Olaf Senkbeil orchestrator: Charlie Bauerfeind, André Olbrich and Matthias Wiesner phonographic copyright (℗) by: NEMS Enterprises (in 2002) recorded at: Hammer Music Studios in Brackel, Niedersachsen, Germany (background vocals) and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) mixed at: Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) recording of: Battlefield lyricist: Hansi Kürsch composer: Hansi Kürsch, André Olbrich and Thomen Stauch publisher: BG Publishing	5:37
3	Under the Ice additional recording engineer and assistant engineer: Nordin Hammadi Amrani recording engineer: Charlie Bauerfeind, Detlef (background vocals) and Clemens von Witte (background vocals) producer and mixer: Charlie Bauerfeind acoustic guitar and electric guitar: André Olbrich drums (drum set) and percussion: Thomas Stauch electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: Marcus Siepen guest bass guitar: Oliver Holzwarth guest keyboard: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro, Boris Schmidt and Matthias Wiesner guest other instruments [sound effects]: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro and Boris Schmidt guest synthesizer [orchestral stuff]: Matthias Wiesner background vocals and lead vocals: Hansi Kürsch choir vocals: Thomas Hackmann, Billy King, Rolf Köhler and Olaf Senkbeil orchestrator: Charlie Bauerfeind, André Olbrich and Matthias Wiesner phonographic copyright (℗) by: NEMS Enterprises (in 2002) recorded at: Hammer Music Studios in Brackel, Niedersachsen, Germany (background vocals) and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) mixed at: Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) recording of: Under the Ice lyricist: Hansi Kürsch composer: Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich publisher: BG Publishing	5:45
4	Sadly Sings Destiny additional recording engineer and assistant engineer: Nordin Hammadi Amrani recording engineer: Charlie Bauerfeind, Detlef (background vocals) and Clemens von Witte (background vocals) producer and mixer: Charlie Bauerfeind acoustic guitar and electric guitar: André Olbrich drums (drum set) and percussion: Thomas Stauch electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: Marcus Siepen guest bass guitar: Oliver Holzwarth guest keyboard: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro, Boris Schmidt and Matthias Wiesner guest other instruments [sound effects]: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro and Boris Schmidt guest synthesizer [orchestral stuff]: Matthias Wiesner background vocals and lead vocals: Hansi Kürsch choir vocals: Thomas Hackmann, Billy King, Rolf Köhler and Olaf Senkbeil orchestrator: Charlie Bauerfeind, André Olbrich and Matthias Wiesner phonographic copyright (℗) by: NEMS Enterprises (in 2002) recorded at: Hammer Music Studios in Brackel, Niedersachsen, Germany (background vocals) and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) mixed at: Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) recording of: Sadly Sings Destiny lyricist: Hansi Kürsch composer: Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich publisher: BG Publishing	6:05
5	The Maiden and the Minstrel Knight additional recording engineer and assistant engineer: Nordin Hammadi Amrani recording engineer: Charlie Bauerfeind, Detlef (background vocals) and Clemens von Witte (background vocals) producer and mixer: Charlie Bauerfeind acoustic guitar and electric guitar: André Olbrich drums (drum set) and percussion: Thomas Stauch electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: Marcus Siepen guest bass guitar: Oliver Holzwarth guest keyboard: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro, Boris Schmidt and Matthias Wiesner guest other instruments [sound effects]: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro and Boris Schmidt guest synthesizer [orchestral stuff]: Matthias Wiesner background vocals and lead vocals: Hansi Kürsch choir vocals: Thomas Hackmann, Billy King, Rolf Köhler and Olaf Senkbeil orchestrator: Charlie Bauerfeind, André Olbrich and Matthias Wiesner phonographic copyright (℗) by: NEMS Enterprises (in 2002) recorded at: Hammer Music Studios in Brackel, Niedersachsen, Germany (background vocals) and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) mixed at: Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) recording of: The Maiden and the Minstrel Knight lyricist: Hansi Kürsch composer: Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich publisher: BG Publishing	5:30
6	Wait for an Answer additional recording engineer and assistant engineer: Nordin Hammadi Amrani recording engineer: Charlie Bauerfeind, Detlef (background vocals) and Clemens von Witte (background vocals) producer and mixer: Charlie Bauerfeind acoustic guitar and electric guitar: André Olbrich drums (drum set) and percussion: Thomas Stauch electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: Marcus Siepen guest bass guitar: Oliver Holzwarth guest keyboard: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro, Boris Schmidt and Matthias Wiesner guest other instruments [sound effects]: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro and Boris Schmidt guest synthesizer [orchestral stuff]: Matthias Wiesner background vocals and lead vocals: Hansi Kürsch choir vocals: Thomas Hackmann, Billy King, Rolf Köhler and Olaf Senkbeil orchestrator: Charlie Bauerfeind, André Olbrich and Matthias Wiesner phonographic copyright (℗) by: NEMS Enterprises (in 2002) recorded at: Hammer Music Studios in Brackel, Niedersachsen, Germany (background vocals) and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) mixed at: Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) recording of: Wait for an Answer lyricist: Hansi Kürsch composer: Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich publisher: BG Publishing	6:30
7	The Soulforged additional recording engineer and assistant engineer: Nordin Hammadi Amrani recording engineer: Charlie Bauerfeind, Detlef (background vocals) and Clemens von Witte (background vocals) producer and mixer: Charlie Bauerfeind acoustic guitar and electric guitar: André Olbrich drums (drum set) and percussion: Thomas Stauch electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: Marcus Siepen guest bass guitar: Oliver Holzwarth guest keyboard: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro, Boris Schmidt and Matthias Wiesner guest other instruments [sound effects]: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro and Boris Schmidt guest synthesizer [orchestral stuff]: Matthias Wiesner background vocals and lead vocals: Hansi Kürsch choir vocals: Thomas Hackmann, Billy King, Rolf Köhler and Olaf Senkbeil orchestrator: Charlie Bauerfeind, André Olbrich and Matthias Wiesner phonographic copyright (℗) by: NEMS Enterprises (in 2002) recorded at: Hammer Music Studios in Brackel, Niedersachsen, Germany (background vocals) and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) mixed at: Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) recording of: The Soulforged lyricist: Hansi Kürsch composer: Hansi Kürsch, André Olbrich and Thomen Stauch publisher: BG Publishing	5:18
8	Age of False Innocence additional recording engineer and assistant engineer: Nordin Hammadi Amrani recording engineer: Charlie Bauerfeind, Detlef (background vocals) and Clemens von Witte (background vocals) producer and mixer: Charlie Bauerfeind acoustic guitar and electric guitar: André Olbrich drums (drum set) and percussion: Thomas Stauch electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: Marcus Siepen guest bass guitar: Oliver Holzwarth guest keyboard: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro, Boris Schmidt and Matthias Wiesner guest other instruments [sound effects]: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro and Boris Schmidt guest piano: Michael Schüren guest synthesizer [orchestral stuff]: Matthias Wiesner background vocals and lead vocals: Hansi Kürsch choir vocals: Thomas Hackmann, Billy King, Rolf Köhler and Olaf Senkbeil orchestrator: Charlie Bauerfeind, André Olbrich and Matthias Wiesner phonographic copyright (℗) by: NEMS Enterprises (in 2002) recorded at: Hammer Music Studios in Brackel, Niedersachsen, Germany (background vocals) and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) mixed at: Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) recording of: Age of False Innocence lyricist: Hansi Kürsch composer: Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich publisher: BG Publishing	6:06
9	Punishment Divine additional recording engineer and assistant engineer: Nordin Hammadi Amrani recording engineer: Charlie Bauerfeind, Detlef (background vocals) and Clemens von Witte (background vocals) producer and mixer: Charlie Bauerfeind acoustic guitar and electric guitar: André Olbrich drums (drum set) and percussion: Thomas Stauch electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: Marcus Siepen guest bass guitar: Oliver Holzwarth guest keyboard: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro, Boris Schmidt and Matthias Wiesner guest other instruments [sound effects]: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro and Boris Schmidt guest synthesizer [orchestral stuff]: Matthias Wiesner background vocals and lead vocals: Hansi Kürsch choir vocals: Thomas Hackmann, Billy King, Rolf Köhler and Olaf Senkbeil orchestrator: Charlie Bauerfeind, André Olbrich and Matthias Wiesner phonographic copyright (℗) by: NEMS Enterprises (in 2002) recorded at: Hammer Music Studios in Brackel, Niedersachsen, Germany (background vocals) and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) mixed at: Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) recording of: Punishment Divine lyricist: Hansi Kürsch composer: Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich publisher: BG Publishing	5:46
10	And Then There Was Silence additional recording engineer and assistant engineer: Nordin Hammadi Amrani recording engineer: Charlie Bauerfeind, Detlef (background vocals) and Clemens von Witte (background vocals) producer and mixer: Charlie Bauerfeind acoustic guitar and electric guitar: André Olbrich drums (drum set) and percussion: Thomas Stauch electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: Marcus Siepen guest bass guitar: Oliver Holzwarth guest keyboard: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro, Boris Schmidt and Matthias Wiesner guest other instruments [sound effects]: Pad Bender, Sascha Pierro and Boris Schmidt guest synthesizer [orchestral stuff]: Matthias Wiesner background vocals and lead vocals: Hansi Kürsch choir vocals: Thomas Hackmann, Billy King, Rolf Köhler and Olaf Senkbeil orchestrator: Charlie Bauerfeind, André Olbrich and Matthias Wiesner phonographic copyright (℗) by: NEMS Enterprises (in 2002) recorded at: Hammer Music Studios in Brackel, Niedersachsen, Germany (background vocals) and Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) mixed at: Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) recording of: And Then There Was Silence lyricist: Hansi Kürsch composer: Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich publisher: BG Publishing	14:08
11	La cosecha del dolor engineer: Rolf Köhler (lead vocals [Hansi]), Sebastián Manta (lead vocals [Adrián]) and Clemens von Witte (lead vocals [Hansi]) producer: Adrián Barilari (lead vocals [Adrián]) acoustic guitar: Marcus Siepen lead vocals: Adrián Barilari and Hansi Kürsch phonographic copyright (℗) by: NEMS Enterprises (in 2002) recorded at: Hammer Studios in Hamburg, Germany (lead vocals [Hansi]) and La Nave de Oseberg in Buenos Aires, Argentina (lead vocals [Adrian]) mixed at: Twilight Hall Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 2000-10 until 2001-12) recording of: La cosecha del dolor lyricist: Hansi Kürsch composer: Hansi Kürsch, André Olbrich and Marcus Siepen publisher: BG Publishing translated version of: Harvest of Sorrow	3:39

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	And Then There Was Silence
included in:	A Traveler’s Guide to Space and Time

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/22768 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Blind-guardian/A-night-at-the-opera [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/blind-guardian/a-night-at-the-opera-9/ [info] https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/blind-guardian/a-night-at-the-opera [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/462/ [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=15911 [info] https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/A_Night_at_the_Opera/1628 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000220282 [info]
Wikidata:	Q300501 [info]