Rock the Opera is a

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orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...

from

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

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. It was established in 2015 by the German conductor

Friedemann Riehle Friedemann Karl Riehle (born May 30, 1959) is a German conductor. Riehle was born in Stuttgart. After violin lessons at a young age he studied classical guitar in Stuttgart as well as orchestra conducting at the ''Meistersinger Academy'' in Nure ...

. Rock the Opera performs rock songs from artists such as

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, U2,

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along with a symphony orchestra, usually

Prague Philharmonic Orchestra The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra was established in 1995, under the German conductor Friedemann Riehle. The orchestra has since produced many classical and film music recordings, working with labels such as Decca Records, Decca, EMI, Sony BMG a ...

References

External links

Rock the Opera official site
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