---
title: "The Metal Opera by Avantasia"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/c9b4d2e6-dc11-37c7-b99d-3244fc4ea1a4"
artist: "Avantasia"
year: 2001
label: "Victor"
---

# The Metal Opera

**The Metal Opera** is an album by Avantasia, released in 2001 on Victor.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Metal Opera |
| Artist | Avantasia |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 2001 |
| Label | Victor |
| Catalog number | VICP-61260 |
| Tracks | 15 |
| Place in discography | 1 of 16 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Prelude | 1:12 |
| 2 | Reach Out for the Light | 6:33 |
| 3 | Serpents in Paradise | 6:16 |
| 4 | Malleus Maleficarum | 1:43 |
| 5 | Breaking Away | 4:35 |
| 6 | Farewell | 6:32 |
| 7 | The Glory of Rome | 5:29 |
| 8 | In Nomine Patris | 1:04 |
| 9 | Avantasia | 5:31 |
| 10 | A New Dimension | 1:40 |
| 11 | Inside | 2:24 |
| 12 | Sign of the Cross | 6:26 |
| 13 | The Tower | 10:13 |
| 14 | Avantasia (edit version) | 4:10 |
| 15 | The Final Sacrifice | 5:02 |

## Genres

[Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal) · [Symphonic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/symphonic-metal)

## Release tags

Power Metal · Symphonic Metal · German Metal · Heavy Metal · Metal · Metal Opera

## In the discography

- Next release: [The Metal Opera, Pt. II (2002)](https://themetalnet.com/album/0cb3a979-517b-3cad-a510-91271e0efe85)

## Artist

- [Avantasia](https://themetalnet.com/band/avantasia)

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