"Passion and the Opera" is the first promotional single[1] by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released from their album Oceanborn, the single was shipped only in a cardsleeve.[2] The song was played live only between 1999 and 2001, but since 2007 Tarja Turunen, Nightwish ex-frontwoman, is playing the song live with her own band, although when she does, the riff that starts off the song on the album is missing.

"Passion and the Opera"
Promotional single by Nightwish
from the album Oceanborn
B-side	"Sacrament of Wilderness"
Released	1999 (1999)
Recorded	1998
Studio	Caverock, Kitee, Finland
Genre	Power metal
Length	3:34 (single edit) 4:50 (album version)
Label	Drakkar Spinefarm
Songwriter(s)	Tuomas Holopainen
Producer(s)	Tero Kinnunen
Nightwish promotional singles chronology
"Passion and the Opera" (1999) "The Kinslayer" (2000)

The single's cover art features the owl with the same scroll as in the cover of Oceanborn and Wishmaster.[3]

Track listing

1. "Passion and the Opera" (single edit) – 3:34
2. "Sacrament of Wilderness" (music co-written by Emppu Vuorinen) – 4:12

Personnel

• Tarja Turunen - lead vocals
• Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards
• Emppu Vuorinen - Lead guitar
• Jukka Nevalainen - Drums
• Sami Vänskä - Bass guitar

References

External links

• Nightwish's Official Website

На других языках

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[ru] Passion and the Opera