Album Notes

The story of the rock opera:

Steve, a student and keen musician, dreams of writing his own rock opera about Galileo Galilei but feels his father can’t understand him. His dream is so intense that he suddenly finds himself back in the 17th century as one of Galilei’s students. He is a witness to Galilei’s celestial observations with his telescope and the subsequent condemnation by the church for these allegedly anti–Scriptural findings. Galilei is forced to abjure his theories. Not until after Galilei’s death does Steve come to realize what courage one needs to fulfill a dream which could change the whole world.

German cast: the ensemble Galilei-Project e.V.

Lead Vocals: Markus Thiel, Christian Menne, Hub'n Kiene, Sylvia Kobsa, Angela Rau, Daniela Menne

Musicians: Stefan Weiser (kb), Artur Labermaier (git), Bernd Benirschke (git), Nigel Bletcher (b), Hannes Weigend (dr), Johanna Feller-Wagner (vl)

choir arrangement: Martin Rumberger