Ça Ira (opera)

Ça Ira
Studio album by
Roger Waters
Released26 September 2005
Recorded2 December 1988 – 29 August 2005
Genre
Length108:29
LabelSony Classical
Producer
  • Roger Waters
  • Rick Wentworth
Roger Waters chronology
Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Volume 1
(2002)		 Ça Ira
(2005)		 Roger Waters: The Wall
(2015)
Roger Waters studio chronology
Amused to Death
(1992)		 Ça Ira
(2005)		 Is This the Life We Really Want?
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Rolling Stone

Ça Ira (French for "It will be all right", subtitled "There is Hope") is an opera by Roger Waters. It comes in three acts and is a concept album. The album is based on the French libretto co-written by Étienne and Nadine Roda-Gil on the historical subject of the early French Revolution. Ça Ira was released 26 September 2005, as a double CD album featuring baritone Bryn Terfel, soprano Ying Huang, and tenor Paul Groves. The album received mixed reviews, with critics praising the composition but criticising its plot and simplicity.

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