Act I: Live in Rosario

Act I : Live in Rosario
Video by Tarja
Released	August 24, 2012
Recorded	Teatro El Circulo, Rosario, Argentina, March 30 & 31, 2012
Genre	Symphonic metal, alternative rock, classical music
Length	3:55:00
Label	earMUSIC
Director	Max Vaccaro
Producer	Tarja & Mic

Act I : Live in Rosario
Live album by Tarja
Released	August 24, 2012
Recorded	Teatro El Circulo, Rosario, Argentina, March 30 & 31, 2012
Genre	Symphonic metal, alternative rock, classical music
Length	123:48
Label	earMUSIC, Nuclear Blast
Producer	Tarja & Mic
Tarja chronology
What Lies Beneath (2010) Act I : Live in Rosario (2012) Colours in the Dark (2013) Singles from Act I : Live in Rosario "Into the Sun" Released: 13 July 2012

Act I is the first live album released by the Finnish soprano Tarja Turunen. The two concerts were recorded and filmed with 10 HD cameras at the El Círculo Theatre in Rosario, Argentina, in March 2012, and released on CD, DVD and Blu-ray on the 24th of August, 2012.^[1] Additionally, the Act I media book contains a live recording from Luna Park (titled DVD3).

The track listing consists in a mix of her three solo albums, Nightwish's classic "Nemo" and covers of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Gary Moore and Whitesnake plus a variety of extras.^[2]

On the 10th of July 2012 Earmusic released the very first Official Teaser for "Act I".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[3]
getreadytoROCK!	[4]
Onemetal	[5]
Sea of Tranquility	[6]
Danger Dog Music Reviews	[7]
Ave Noctum	[8]
Metal.de	[9]
Firebrand Magazine	[10]
Planetmosh	(DVD)[11]

The recording was well received among critics. A review from the website getredytoROCK! stated that "this live CD will certainly please her fans, [...] epic metal meets pop and classical never sounded so good."^[4]

In its review for Firebrand Magazine, Lee Walker commented that "Tarja has once again proved that she walks alone, 7 long years have passed since she parted ways with her previous band, and throughout that time she has continued to prove that she is a successful artist in her right. “Act I” manages to successfully capture all of the magic behind her live performances."^[10]

Ant May from Planetmosh praised the technical aspects of the DVD, stating that "The lighting is fantastic with plenty of colour and lighting effects plus use of lasers which all combine to create great visuals." and also called the sound "flawless" and "crystal clear"^[11]

Double DVD track listing

DVD1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If You Believe" (intro)		4:00
2.	"Anteroom of Death"	Michelle Leonard, Kiko Masbaum, Tarja Turunen	4:20
3.	"My Little Phoenix"	Ruud Houweling, Michiel Van Zundert	5:20
4.	"Dark Star"	Johnny Andrews, Turunen	5:15
5.	"Naiad"	Torsten Stenzel, Angela Heldmann, Adrian Zagoritis, Turunen	7:22
6.	"Falling Awake"	Andrews, Turunen	5:18
7.	"I Walk Alone"	Anders Wollbeck, Mattias Lindblom, Harry Sommerdahl	5:45
8.	"Orpheus Hallucination / Orpheus in the Underworld"	Jacques Offenbach	6:35
9.	"Little Lies" (instrumental)		2:17
10.	"Little Lies"	Alex Scholpp, Andrews, Turunen	5:48
11.	"Into the Sun"	Wollbeck, Lindblom, Steve van Velvet, Turunen	4:38
12.	"Nemo" (Nightwish cover)	Tuomas Holopainen	6:05
13.	"Acoustic Set: "Rivers of Lust" (Kid Crazy, Johan Westmar, Kristoffer Karlsson, Jessika Lundstrom, Turunen) "Minor Heaven" (Wollbeck, Lindblom) "Montañas de Silencio" (Martin Tillman, Turunen) "Sing for Me" (Kid Crazy, Christel Sundberg, Tracy Lipp) "I Feel Immortal" (Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins, Kerli, Turunen)"		10:40
14.	"Never Enough"	Andrews, Turunen	5:05
15.	"In for a Kill"	Wollbeck, Lindblom, Turunen	6:10
16.	"Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 / The Phantom of the Opera"	Johann Sebastian Bach / Andrew Lloyd Webber	7:05
17.	"Die Alive"	Wollbeck, Hanne Sørvaag, Lindblom, Turunen	5:00
18.	"Until My Last Breath"	Andrews, Turunen	8:40
19.	"Over the Hills and Far Away" (Gary Moore cover)	Gary Moore	12:01

DVD2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Boy and the Ghost"	Jessika Lundstrom, Anine Stang, Alexander Jonsson, Lindblom, Wollbeck, Turunen	4:30
2.	"Lost Northern Star"	Masbaum, Leonard, Turunen	5:15
3.	"Ciarán's Well"	Scholpp, Leonard, Doug Wimbish, Turunen	3:45
4.	"Tired of Being Alone" (Schiller cover)	Christopher von Deylen, Marcelo Cabuli, Turunen	6:40
5.	"Medley: Where Were You Last Night / Heaven Is a Place on Earth / Livin' on a Prayer"	Norell Oson Bard / Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley / Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child	4:10
6.	"Underneath"	Andrews, Turunen	6:05
7.	"The Reign"	Zagoritis, Stenzel, Heldmann, Turunen	5:05
8.	"Oasis / The Archive of Lost Dream"	Turunen	5:45
9.	"Still of the Night" (Whitesnake cover)	John Sykes, David Coverdale	7:00
10.	"Crimson Deep"	Bart Hendrickson, Heldmann, Turunen	7:43

+ Bonus:

• Interviews with Tarja & the band members
• Videoclip: "Into the Sun"
• Photogallery 1: Through the Eyes of the Fans
• Photogallery 2: From Our Vaults: A Fly on the Wall

Double CD track listing

CD1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Anteroom of Death"	4:20
2.	"My Little Phoenix"	4:42
3.	"Dark Star"	4:44
4.	"Naiad"	7:34
5.	"Falling Awake"	5:15
6.	"I Walk Alone"	4:27
7.	"Little Lies"	4:23
8.	"Into the Sun"	4:31
9.	"Nemo"	5:03
10.	"Never Enough"	4:55
11.	"Still of the Night"	6:41
12.	"In for a Kill"	5:07

CD2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Boy and the Ghost"	4:29
2.	"Lost Northern Star"	4:38
3.	"Ciarán's Well"	3:40
4.	"Tired of Being Alone"	5:56
5.	"Where Were You Last Night / Heaven Is a Place on Earth / Livin' on a Prayer (Medley)"	4:05
6.	"Underneath"	5:40
7.	"Oasis / The Archive of Lost Dream"	4:17
8.	"Crimson Deep"	7:35
9.	"The Phantom of the Opera"	6:48
10.	"Die Alive"	4:11
11.	"Until My Last Breath"	4:40
12.	"Over the Hills and Far Away"	6:07

Media Book

An alternative edition of Act I contains the double CD and DVDs, as well an 80-page photo book and an additional live DVD of the concert at Luna Park.

DVD3
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dark Star"
2.	"My Little Phoenix"
3.	"The Crying Moon"
4.	"I Walk Alone"
5.	"Falling Awake"
6.	"Signos"
7.	"Little Lies"
8.	"Underneath"
9.	"Stargazers"
10.	"Ciaran's Well"
11.	"In for a Kill"
12.	"Where Were You Last Night / Heaven Is a Place on Earth / Livin' on a Prayer (Medley)"
13.	"Die Alive"
14.	"Until My Last Breath"
15.	"Wishmaster"

Personnel

Main musicians Tarja Turunen - lead vocals, piano, keyboards, producer Alex Scholpp - guitars Kevin Chown - bass, backing vocals, ukulele bass Christian Kretschmar - keyboards, cello Mike Terrana - drums, djembe Max Lilja - cello

Guest musicians Doug Wimbish - bass, acoustic bass guitar Julian Barrett - guitars Diego Valdez - vocals on "The Phantom of the Opera" Production Mic - producer Tim Palmer - mixing

Charts performance

DVDs Chart (2012) Peak position Austria DVD Chart[12] 3 Belgian DVD Chart (Flanders)[13] 7 Belgian DVD Chart (Wallonia)[14] 2 Czech DVD Chart[15] 19 Dutch DVD Chart[15] 4 Finnish DVD Chart[15] 1 France DVD Chart[16] 2 German DVD Chart[15] 2 Swedish DVD Chart[15] 8 Switzerland DVD Chart[15] 2

Albums Chart (2012) Peak position Austria Albums Chart[17] 36 Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)[18] 99 Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)[19] 82 Finland Albums Chart[20] 12 France Albums Chart[21] 147 German Albums Chart[22] 5 Switzerland Albums Chart[23] 48

References

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External links

• Act I website
• Tarja Official on Facebook
• Tarja Turunen Official Website