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CD/DVD Releases: Phaedra Presents ''Ptah'' - A Rock Opera

Posted on Sunday, September 19 @ 21:00:00 UTC by nightowl

Phaedra Music is proud to present: Ptah, the rock opera by Phaedra.

The long-lived band from Trento debuts with an ambitious concept album; a fantasy-fuelled and atmospheric progressive rock for the debut album by the seven-man band, successfully presented live.

Officially presented on Saturday 19th of June 2010 in Pergine Valsugana (Trento) during a very crowded showcase, Ptah has been released. Ptah is an ambitious rock opera, the fruit of a ten-year work of writing and refining; the lyrics, written by the vocalist Claudio Granatiero, are inspired by mythology and science fiction, but the main themes of the opera are man and existential issues.



Fans of the best progressive rock, Phaedra were founded in 1993 and their history is focussed on the long work towards the completion of their ambitious opera, Ptah. Thanks to it, presented live in 2002 at the 10th edition of the Concentratissimo Rock competition organised by the Trento Province, they won the competition as the Best Original Band. Following [in] the best ?60s and ?70s rock tradition, Phaedra kept presenting their Ptah project live throughout the years, observing how the audience reacted to it and retouching it every time until they reached the final version.

Written by Claudio Bonvecchio and Stefano Gasperetti and arranged by the band, Ptah is a fascinating and evocative album within the big progressive rock tradition. The Trento band has many inspirations, from Vanilla Fudge and Moody Blues to Genesis, Yes and King Crimson through Italian names such as Le Orme and PFM. Tastefully arranged with the addition of acoustic and classic instruments (violins, flute, mandola, mandolin and others), the work of the seven-members band deserves a careful, [... participatory] listening to notice suggestions, tones, instrumental themes and the whole evolution of the concept.

Phaedra will keep presenting their opera in a live concert context and are presently working on a Flower Kings tribute record for Colossus Magazine.

Lyrics and libretto: Claudio Granatiero
Music: Stefano Gasperetti and Claudio Bonvecchio
Arrangements: Phaedra

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