On April 11, 2000, “Warner Music Group” and “Atlantic” labels released “Beethoven’s Last Night”, rock opera by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. It was recorded 1997 – 1999, and was produced by Paul O’Neill and Robert Kinkel. The opera tells the fictional story of Ludwig van Beethoven on the last night of his life.
Personnel:
- Jody Ashworth – vocals (Beethoven)
- Patti Russo– vocals (Theresa)
- Jon Oliva– vocals (Mephistopheles)
- Guy Lemmonnier – vocals (Young Beethoven)
- Jamie Torcellini – vocals (Twist)
- Sylvia Tosun – vocals (Fate)
- Zak Stevens– vocals (The Muses)
- Dave Diamond – vocals (The Muses)
- Doug Thoms – vocals (The Muses)
- Paul O’Neill– guitar
- Al Pitrelli– guitar
- Chris Caffery– guitar
- Johnny Lee Middleton– bass
- Jon Oliva– keyboards
- Bob Kinkel– keyboards
- Jeff Plate– drums
- Mark Wood- strings master
Track listing:
- Overture (instrumental)
- Midnight
- Fate
- What Good This Deafness
- Mephistopheles
- What is Eternal
- The Moment
- Vienna
- Mozart/Figaro (instrumental)
- The Dreams of Candelight
- Requiem (The Fifth)
- I’ll Keep Your Secrets
- The Dark
- Für Elise (instrumental)
- After the Fall
- A Last Illusion
- This is Who You Are
- Beethoven (instrumental)
- Mephistopheles’ Return
- Misery
- Who is That Child
- A Final Dream
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