- classical, modern
- 112 min
- 38 tracks
- Sony Classical
Ça Ira is an opera by Roger Waters. It comes in three acts and is a concept album. The album is based on the French libretto co-written by Étienne and Nadine Roda-Gil on the historical subject of the early French Revolution. Ça Ira was released 26 September 2005, as a double CD album featuring baritone Bryn Terfel, soprano Ying Huang, and tenor Paul Groves. The album received mixed reviews, with critics praising the composition but criticising its plot and simplicity.
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- classical in formformally daring
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Tracks
- 1Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: The Gathering Storm - English Version1:38
- 2Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: Overture - English Version4:07
- 3Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: A Garden in Vienna 1765 - English Version0:55
- 4Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "Madame Antoine, Madame Antoine..." - English Version2:54
- 5Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: Kings, Sticks and Birds - English Version2:40
- 6Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "Honest Bird, Simple Bird..." - English Version2:08
- 7Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "I Want to Be King..." - English Version2:40
- 8Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "Let Us Break All the Shields..." - English Version1:45
- 9Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: The Grievances of the People - English Version4:40
- 10Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: France in Disarray - English Version2:35
- 11Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "To Laugh Is to Know How to Live..." - English Version1:43
- 12Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "Slavers, Landlords, Bigots at Your Door..." - English Version3:37
- 13Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: The Fall of the Bastille - English Version1:36
- 14Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "To Freeze in the Dead of Night..." - English Version2:18
- 15Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "So to the Streets in the Pouring Rain..." - English Version4:17
- 16Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: Dances and Marches - English Version2:13
- 17Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "Now Hear Ye!..." - English Version2:18
- 18Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "Flushed With Wine..." - English Version4:32
- 19Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: The Letter - English Version1:37
- 20Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "My Dear Cousin Bourbon of Spain..." - English Version2:49
- 21Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "The Ship of State Is All at Sea..." - English Version1:49
- 22Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: Silver, Sugar and Indigo - English Version0:54
- 23Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "To the Windward Isles..." - English Version4:51
- 24Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: The Papal Edict - English Version1:17
- 25Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "In Paris There's a Rumble Under the Ground..." - English Version6:26
- 26Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: The Fugitive King - English Version2:12
- 27Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "But the Marquis of Boulli Has a Trump Card Up His Sleeve..." - English Version4:28
- 28Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "To Take Your Hat Off..." - English Version2:41
- 29Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "The Echoes Never Fade From That Fusillade..." - English Version3:16
- 30Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: The Commune de Paris - English Version2:43
- 31Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "Vive La Commune de Paris..." - English Version3:15
- 32Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "The National Assembly Is Confused..." - English Version2:42
- 33Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: The Execution of Louis Capet - English Version1:41
- 34Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "Adieu Louis for You It's Over..." - English Version3:46
- 35Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: Marie Antoinette - The Last Night on Earth - English Version1:36
- 36Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "Adieu My Good and Tender Sister..." - English Version5:10
- 37Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: Liberty - English Version2:52
- 38Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "And in the Bushes Where They Survive..." - English Version6:59
38 tracks, 112 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Roger Waters
- Label
- Sony Classical
- Released
- 2005
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- PR
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