Burning Down the Opera

Burning Down the Opera
Live album by Edguy
Released	26 August 2003
Recorded	Mandrake Tour European leg, 2001-2002
Genre	Power metal
Length	103:33
Label	AFM
Producer	Edguy
Edguy chronology
Mandrake (2001) Burning Down the Opera (2003) Hellfire Club (2004)

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Metal Hammer (GER)	[2]

Burning Down the Opera, released on 26 August 2003, is the first live album by the German power metal band Edguy recorded in Europe during their Mandrake World Tour.

A Limited Edition digibook is also available that includes a 32 pages expanded booklet with 130+ photos, all lyrics and a detailed venue list of the world tour 2001/2002 which took place on 5 continents. On top of that, a video clip of the Progpower festival in the USA will be provided as well as a desktop wallpaper and screen saver.

CD one

1. "Welcome to the Opera (Intro)" - 2:08
2. "Fallen Angels" - 5:33
3. "Tears of a Mandrake" - 7:24
4. "Babylon" - 7:01
5. "Land of the Miracle" - 5:44
6. "Painting on the Wall" - 4:37
7. "Wings of a Dream" - 6:04
8. "The Headless Game" - 7:20
9. "The Pharaoh" - 15:07

CD two

1. "Vain Glory Opera" - 6:27
2. "Solitary Bunny (Drum Solo)" - 3:14
3. "Save Us Now" - 4:53
4. "How Many Miles" - 10:58
5. "Inside" - 3:22
6. "Avantasia" - 5:23
7. "Out of Control" - 8:15

Band members

• Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
• Jens Ludwig - lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Dirk Sauer - lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Tobias 'Eggi' Exxel - bass, backing vocals
• Felix Bohnke - drums

Production

• Michael Tibes - live engineer, mixing
• Marc Schettler - live engineer
• Sascha Paeth - additional engineering
• Mika Jussila - mastering at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki