Symphonic-Metal Opera conceived and produced by Mistheria.
The all-metal-stars Vivaldi Metal Project is a Symphonic-Metal remake of
Antonio Vivaldi’s legendary masterwork
"The Four Seasons".
The Vivaldi Metal Project is a music creation born from an idea conceived and developed by Italian keyboard player, composer and producer, Mistheria, Bruce Dickinson, Rob Rock, Roy Z, and Artlantica.
The project is a Symphonic-metal opera based on Antonio Vivaldi’s Baroque masterwork “The Four Seasons”, featuring more than 130 amazing metal and classical artists, orchestra, a string quartet and three choirs from all over the world. The album features 14 tracks – all the movements from Antonio Vivaldi’s original score plus two original new songs written by Mistheria. The impressive list of artists probably makes this titanic album the biggest all-star project ever!
Back in 2013, Mistheria started thinking about making a metal version of “The Four Seasons”, a masterpiece that he loved and kept listening to since his childhood. Mistheria started to play and record all the movements on the piano but then felt that a parallel symphonic-metal version would have been the perfect continuation. Therefore, he recorded and uploaded a short trailer on the web, to start engaging musicians.
Mistheria made the “innovative” choice – never done so far – to add lyrics and singers to “The Four Seasons” which, as composed by Vivaldi, is an instrumental work.
For this important task, he invited Douglas R. Docker who perfectly translated the producer’s concept into brilliant lyrics.
Additional lyrics were written by Mistheria, Rob Rock and Lance King.
A cast of 10 awesome arrangers joined Mistheria creating epic and memorable music, combining a standard metal band lineup with strings, orchestra and choir.
The great amount of artists are:
11 Arrangers
13 bassplayers
14 drummers
35 guitarists
18 keyboard players
16 Classical Soloists
39 singers
3 Choirs
2 Orchestras
Ebru ‘Imtholiel’ Kilic
Fabio Lione FB (Angra) FB
Giorgia Gueglio FB (Mastercastle) FB
Göran Nyström (Twinspitits)
Katerina Simeonova (Allegorist) FB
Loreley von Rhein FB
Mariana Brunel FB
Mark Boals FB (Ring of Fire) FB
Miljenko Djuran FB
Nicoletta Rosellini FB (Kalidia) FB
Leonardo Porcheddu FB
Marco Sfogli FB (Icefish) FB
Max Aguzzi FB
Michael Angelo Batio FB (Manowar) FB
Michele “Dr. Viossy” Vioni FB
Nicolas Waldo FB (Energema) FB
Niels Vjelyt
Pier Gonella FB (MasterCastle) FB
Rick Renstrom FB
Ruud Jolie FB (Within Temptation) FB
Simone Mularoni FB
Tomas Varnagiris FB
Tommy Denander FB (Radioactive) FB
Keyboardists
Alessio Lucatti FB (Vision Divine) FB
Andrea De Paoli FB (Maze of HeaveN) FB
Douglas R. Docker FB (Docker's Guild) FB
Gabriels FB
Gorka Elso FB (Diabulos in Musica) FB
Henrik Klingenberg FB (Sonata Arctica) FB
Huseyin Kirmizi FB
Classical Soloists
Alexandra Laya FB (Electric violin)
Aurelia Macovei FB (Violin)
Gabriele Boschi FB (Violin) (Winterage) FB
Katica Illényi FB (Theremin)
Ksenia Milyavskaya FB (Violin)
Jenny Oaks Baker FB (Violin) (National Symphony Orchestra) FB
Lisa Agnelli FB (Violin)
Marc Papeghin FB (French Horn)
Mark Wood FB (Electric violin)
Marko First FB (Violin)
Maria Papathanasiou FB (Oboe)
Mayline FB (Electric violin) (Lůn) FB
Sarah Charness FB (Electric violin)
Tony Liotta FB (Percussions)
Ilker Ersin FB (Lacrimas Profundere) FB
Innovative String Quartet (Belgium)
Michal Mierzejewski FB (Sinfonietta Consonus Orchestra FB – orchestrator)
Mistheria FB (String arranger and coordinator of Choir and Orchestra)
Sinfonietta Consonus Orchestra (Poland)
Szymon Morus FB (Sinfonietta Consonus Orchestra – conductor)
Zhivko Koev FB (Choir arranger / Kapellmeister)
The album isMixed and mastered by Ivan Moni Bidin at “Artesonika Recording Studio” in Italy and assisted by Fabio D’Amore, the album is a full 75 minutes of intense, passionate, fascinating, powerful and majestic experience!
Artwork by Henrik Ringbert
TRACK-LIST
1. Escape From Hell, 2. The Illusion Of Eternity, 3. Vita, 4. Euphoria, 5. Sun of God, 6. Immortal Soul, 7. Thunderstorm, 8. The Age Of Dreams, 9. Alchemy, 10. Stige, 11. The Meaning Of Life, 12. The Final Hour, 13. Grande Madre, 14. Doomsday, 15. Beyond Eternity (bonus track available on the Japanese release only)
The album was released on July 22, 2016
Produced by Mistheria
mistheria.com
© 2016 - Pride & Joy Music
prideandjoy.de
Source: vivaldimetalproject.com