spielwiese. (Posts about rock opera.)https://spielwiese.fontein.de/tag/rock-opera.atom2019-11-17T10:46:48ZfelixNikolathe trans-siberian orchestra performing beethoven's last night.https://spielwiese.fontein.de/2011/03/16/the-trans-siberian-orchestra-performing-beethovens-last-night/2011-03-16T23:51:44+01:002011-03-16T23:51:44+01:00felix<div><p>tonight i attended a performance of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Siberian_Orchestra">trans-siberian orchestra</a> here in zürich, where they played their 2000 album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beethoven%27s_Last_Night">beethoven’s last night</a> in its entirely, and some more songs, among them one of my favorites, grieg’s <i>hall of the mountain king</i>. it was an awesome show, really worth its money. i’m still surprised that i didn’t heard about this band before… i took a few pics with my mobile phone; the quality sucks, but you can get an idea of how it looked like:</p>
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<p>interestingly, there are already the first recordings online on youtube:</p>
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<p>unfortunately, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Oliva">jon oliva</a> <a href="http://trans-siberian.com/news1/index.php?Date=2011-03-03">couldn’t make it</a> for this tour…</p></div>