The Opera Band should not be confused with Opera (band).
| The Opera Band | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Amici Forever |
| Cover: | The_Opera_Band_album_cover.jpg |
| Released: | 2003 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Length: | 47:46 |
| Label: | RCA |
| Producer: | Nick Garrett, Nick Patrick, Matt Howe, Rick Blaskey & James Shearman |
| Next Title: | Defined |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
The Opera Band is the debut album by Amici Forever released in 2004.
The members of Amici Forever met when rehearsing and performing at opera venues around the world. Tenor Geoff Sewell, originally from New Zealand, came up with the idea of an "opera band" mixing traditional opera with contemporary pop. The band features two tenors, two soprano singers and a bass-baritone singer.
Amici Forever signed with Arista Records and started playing high-profile gigs such as the FA Cup final and the English rugby union final. Nick Patrick, who had produced albums by the Gipsy Kings, Tina Turner and Marvin Gaye produced the band's first album The Opera Band. The album mixes opera classics such as "Nessun Dorma" with pop standards such as "Unchained Melody" and "Requiem for a Soldier" from the Band of Brothers soundtrack.