''Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus'' is a

rock opera A rock opera is a collection of rock music songs with lyrics that relate to a common story. Rock operas are typically released as concept albums and are not scripted for acting, which distinguishes them from operas, although several have been ad ...

in three acts written by

Nikolo Kotzev Nikolo Kotzev ( bg, Николо Коцев) (born 6 June 1961) is a Bulgarian guitarist, violinist, songwriter and producer, perhaps most famous for his 2001 rock opera ''Nostradamus'' and his band Brazen Abbot. Biography Kotzev was born in P ...

about the life and times of

Nostradamus Michel de Nostredame (December 1503 – July 1566), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, who is best known for his book '' Les Prophéties'' (published in 1555), a collection ...

. It was released in a 2-CD set in 2001; it has been performed live for the first time in Sofia, Bulgaria, on November 18th and 19th, 2016. Several members of Kotzev's main project,

Brazen Abbot Brazen Abbot is a Finnish rock band. Originally a studio project of Bulgarian guitarist, producer and song writer Nikolo Kotzev, who is a Finnish resident, the band has since made several live performances. One of the defining aspects of Bra ...

, also appear on this album.

Track listing

CD one

#"Overture" (Instrumental) – 2:58 #"Pieces of a Dream" – 5:41 #"Desecration" – 5:39 #"Introduction" – 4:47 See below #"Home Again" (Instrumental) – 1:29 See below #"Henriette" – 5:11 #"Caught Up in a Rush" – 4:50 #"The Eagle" – 5:19 #"Plague" – 5:49 #"Inquisition" – 5:03 #"The King Will Die" – 4:33 #"I Don't Believe" – 4:32 #"Try to Live Again" – 3:58

CD two

#"War of Religions" – 3:09 #"The Inquisitor's Rage" – 2:48 #"Chosen Man" – 6:21 #"World War II" – 5:39 #"World War III" – 5:14 #"Because of You" – 6:05 #"The End of the World" – 5:34 #"I'll Remember You" – 6:36 All songs were written by

Personnel

- production, mixing, composition

Singers/Cast

Joe Lynn Turner Joe Lynn Turner (born Joseph Arthur Mark Linquito, August 2, 1951) is an American singer known for his work in the hard rock bands Rainbow, Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Deep Purple. During his career, Turner fronted and played guitar with pop rock ...

- Nostradamus *

Alannah Myles Alannah Myles (née Byles; born December 25, 1958) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for the song " Black Velvet". The song was a top-ten hit in Canada; it was also a number one hit on the US ''Billboar ...

- Anne Gemelle *

Sass Jordan Sass Jordan (c. 1962) is a British-born Canadian rock singer from Montreal, Quebec. Her first single, "Tell Somebody," from her debut album of the same name won the Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist in 1989. Since then, she has been ...

- Queen Catherine of France * Glenn Hughes - King Henri II of France *

Göran Edman Göran Edman (born 28 April 1956) is a Swedish vocalist. Biography Edman is notable for his session work with many artists through the years but mainly for his early work with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. He has also recorded with bands and arti ...

- Soldier/Ghost *

Jørn Lande Jørn Marumsrud Lande (born May 31, 1968) is a Norwegian hard rock and heavy metal singer and songwriter. He is known for his work with the bands Ark, Beyond Twilight, Millenium, Vagabond, The Snakes, and most notably with power metal band Ma ...

- Inquisitor * Doogie White - Storyteller

Musicians

- Guitars, Violin *

Mic Michaeli Gunnar Mathias "Mic" Michaeli (born 11 November 1962) is a Swedish musician best known as the keyboardist for the rock band Europe. Like many of the other Europe members he grew up in Stockholm suburb Upplands Väsby. He joined the band for thei ...

- Organ *

John Levén John Gunnar Levén (born 25 October 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish bassist in the Swedish rock band Europe. Levén and vocalist Joey Tempest are the only band members who have performed on all of Europe's studio albums. Career When Lev ...

- Bass *

Ian Haugland Jan-Håkan "Ian" Haugland (born 13 August 1964) is the drummer in the Swedish rock band Europe. When he was eight months old, he and his family moved to the Stockholm suburb of Märsta, Sweden. He joined Europe in the summer of 1984, replacing ...

- Drums * The Sofia Strings Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Nelko Kolarov

Notes

On the initial pressing of the CD, the tracks "Introduction" and "Home Again" were accidentally switched. While the mistake was corrected on later pressings, the mishap has resulted in some confusion, particularly as most of the promo versions sent to the media are from this initial pressing. The track list above is the correct track list.

External links

Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus 2001 albums Concept albums Rock operas Cultural depictions of Nostradamus