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[[image:Welcome To The Voice album cover.jpg|300px|thumb|right|[[Welcome To The Voice]], 2007]]
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|album_name  = Welcome To The Voice
|image       = Welcome To The Voice album cover.jpg
|album_type  = studio album
|album_artist = [[Steve Nieve]]
|release_info = May 4, 2007 <span style="font-size:92%"> (Germany) </span> <br> May 15, 2007 <span style="font-size:92%"> (US) </span>
|record_info  = Abbey Road Studios, London; Air Studios, London; Phil Manzanera's Gallery Studios; Avatar Studios, New York; Il Palagio, Italy.
|producer    = Pierre Mollard, Steve Nieve et Muriel Teodori.
|label        = Deutsche Grammophon
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2007 opera by [[Steve Nieve]] and [[Muriel Teodori]] includes performances by Elvis Costello, [[Sting]], [[Robert Wyatt]], [[Barbara Bonney]] and [[The Brodsky Quartet]].
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"A modern opera by [[Steve Nieve]] and [[Muriel Teodori]]." Performed by Steve Nieve, [[Barbara Bonney]], [[Sting]], [[Robert Wyatt]], [[Elvis Costello]], and [[The Brodsky Quartet]]. Released 4 May 2007 in Germany, 15 May in USA.


Elvis played the lead role in a [[Concert 2000-06-09 New York|2000-06-09]] concert performance, but he plays a smaller role on the CD version.
==Tracks==
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| writing_credits = no
| extra_column    = Performer(s)
| title1    = [[Prologue Of Dionysos]]
| extra1    = Sting, Steve Nieve
| length1  = 10:54
| title2    = [[Song Of The Ghost Of Carmen]]
| extra2    = Sarah Fulgoni, Sting, Steve Nieve
| length2  = 6:02
| title3    = [[Grand Grand Freedom]]
| extra3    = Sting, Steve Nieve, Robert Wyatt, The Steel Workers Chorus
| length3  = 7:08
| title4    = [[Unfailing Welcome To The Voice]]
| extra4    = Sting, Steve Nieve
| length4  = 4:05
| title5    = Song Of The Ghost Of Butterfly
| extra5    = Nathalie Manfrino, Steve Nieve
| length5  = 2:47
| title6    = Song Of The Ghost Of Norma
| extra6    = Amanda Roocroft, Steve Nieve
| length6  = 4:37
| title7    = [[To Be Is Strong]]
| extra7    = Sting, Steve Nieve
| length7  = 3:30
| title8    = Perfume Song
| extra8    = Barbara Bonney, Steve Nieve
| length8  = 4:47
| title9    = The Desire Of Dionysos
| extra9    = Sting, Steve Nieve
| length9  = 2:36
| title10  = [[Troublemaker]]
| extra10  = '''Elvis Costello''', [[Robert Wyatt]], S. Nieve, Steel Workers Chorus
| length10  = 4:14
| title11  = Don't Touch Him
| extra11  = Barbara Bonney, Steve Nieve
| length11  = 4:36
| title12  = Distanciation
| extra12  = Steve Nieve, The Steel Workers Chorus
| length12  = 0:46
| title13  = [[Happiness?]]
| extra13  = Robert Wyatt, Sting, Steve Nieve
| length13  = 3:02
| title14  = [[Despair]]
| extra14    = '''Elvis Costello''', Sting, Robert Wyatt, Barbara Bonney, Amanda Roocroft, Sarah Fulgoni, Nathalie Manfrino, Steve Nieve
| length14  = 6:45
| title15  = [[The Unlikely Duet]]
| extra15  = Sting, Barbara Bonney, Sarah Fulgoni, Robert Wyatt, Nathalie Manfrino, Amanda Roocroft, '''Elvis Costello''', Steve Nieve, The Steel Workers Chorus
| length15  = 4:59
}}
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==Notes==
*Elvis played the lead role in a [[Concert 2000-06-09 New York|June 2000]] concert performance, but he plays a smaller role on the CD version.
*The opera received four performances at [[Chatelet Theatre]], Paris, France in November 2008.  Elvis and Sting played their respective roles.  [[Joe Sumner]] took on Robert Wyatt's part as The Friend. 


==Tracks==
==Singers==
01. Prologue Of Dionysos (10:54) - Sting, Steve Nieve<br>
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02. Song Of The Ghost Of Carmen (6:02) - Sarah Fulgoni, Sting, Steve Nieve<br>
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03. Grand Grand Freedom (7:08) - Sting, Steve Nieve, Robert Wyatt, The Steel Workers Chorus<br>
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04. Unfailing Welcome To The Voice (4:05) - Sting, Steve Nieve<br>
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05. Song Of The Ghost Of Butterfly (2:47) - Nathalie Manfrino, Steve Nieve<br>
'''Profane Voices
06. Song Of The Ghost Of Norma (4:37) - Amanda Roocroft, Steve Nieve<br>
*Dionysos - Sting
07. To Be Is Strong (3:30) - Sting, Steve Nieve<br>
*The Friend - Robert Wyatt
08. Perfume Song (4:47) - Barbara Bonney, Steve Nieve<br>
*Chief of Police - Elvis Costello
09. The Desire Of Dionysos (2:36) - Sting, Steve Nieve<br>
*The Workers - The London Voices and Le Chœur Des Amis Français
10. '''[[Troublemaker]]''' (4:14) - Elvis Costello, Robert Wyatt, Steve Nieve, The Steel Workers Chorus<br>
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11. Don't Touch Him (4:36) - Barbara Bonney, Steve Nieve<br>
'''Sacred Voices
12. Distanciation (0:46) - Steve Nieve, The Steel Workers Chorus<br>
*Opera Singer - Barbara Bonney
13. [[Happiness?]] (3:02) - Robert Wyatt, Sting, Steve Nieve<br>
*Ghost of Carmen - Sara Fulgoni
14. '''[[Despair]]''' (6:45) - Elvis Costello, Sting, Robert Wyatt, Barbara Bonney, Amanda Roocroft, Sarah Fulgoni, Nathalie Manfrino, Steve Nieve<br>
*Ghost of Butterfly - Nathalie Manfrino
15. '''[[The Unlikely Duet]]''' (4:59) - Sting, Barbara Bonney, Sarah Fulgoni, Robert Wyatt, Nathalie Manfrino, Amanda Roocroft, Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve, The Steel Workers Chorus<br>
*Ghost of Norma - [[Amanda Roocroft]]
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==Musicians==
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*[[The Brodsky Quartet]] - violin, viola, cello
*[[Steve Nieve]] - piano, moog synthesizer, and theremin
*[[Ned Rothenberg]] - clarinets, saxophones, shakuhachi, bass flute
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*[[Marc Ribot]] - guitars
*[[AJUQ|Antoine Quessada]] - cymbals
*[[Sting]] - electric bass guitar
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==[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Welcome To The Voice|Internal links]]==
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*[[The Daily Improvisation]]
*[[Billboard, August 19, 2000]]
*[[Concert 2008-11-20 Paris]]
*[[Concert 2008-11-24 Paris]]
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*[[Time, November 25, 2008]]
*[[Il Giornale, June 5, 2007]]
*[[Concert 2008-11-21 Paris]]
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*[[L'Express, May 14, 2007]]
*[[Glorious Noise, May 30, 2007]]
*[[Concert 2008-11-23 Paris]]
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==Reviews==
==Steve Nieve albums==
* ''"Welcome To The Voice" is a new classical piece — oh, I might as well admit it, it's an opera with a libretto by the French writer Muriel Teodori and music by Steve Nieve, best known to the hoi polloi as the brilliant pianist in Elvis Costello & the Attractions. It's a piece about the clash between high culture and low, the upper class and the workers, and Nieve has very cleverly cast legit opera singers such as Barbara Bonney and Amanda Roocroft as the Sacred Voices, and rock singers like Costello and Sting as the Profane Voices. It's a conceit worthy of Bertold Brecht and it really works. Whether you come in through the front door of serious music or the servant's entrance of pop, "Welcome To The Voice" will make you feel welcome at the party.'' {{-}} [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/27/sunday/main2855950.shtml Bill Flanagan, CBS News]
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{{Steve Nieve albums}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/cat/single?PRODUCT_NR=4776524 DeutscheGrammophon.com]
*[http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/cat/single?PRODUCT_NR=4776524 DeutscheGrammophon.com]
*{{Amazon|asin=B000MGB3DU}}  {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=B000MGB3DU}}  {{-}} {{AmazonDE WTTV}}
*{{Amazon|asin=B000MGB3DU}}  {{-}} {{AmazonUK|asin=B000MGB3DU}}  {{-}} {{AmazonDE WTTV}}
* [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_the_Voice Wikipedia:Welcome To The Voice]
*[http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_the_Voice Wikipedia: Welcome To The Voice]
 
<!-- ==Reviews==
* ''"Welcome To The Voice" is a new classical piece — oh, I might as well admit it, it's an opera with a libretto by the French writer Muriel Teodori and music by Steve Nieve, best known to the hoi polloi as the brilliant pianist in Elvis Costello & the Attractions. It's a piece about the clash between high culture and low, the upper class and the workers, and Nieve has very cleverly cast legit opera singers such as Barbara Bonney and Amanda Roocroft as the Sacred Voices, and rock singers like Costello and Sting as the Profane Voices. It's a conceit worthy of Bertold Brecht and it really works. Whether you come in through the front door of serious music or the servant's entrance of pop, "Welcome To The Voice" will make you feel welcome at the party.'' {{-}} [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/27/sunday/main2855950.shtml Bill Flanagan, CBS News] -->


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Welcome To The Voice
Welcome To The Voice album cover.jpg
studio album by
Steve Nieve
ReleasedMay 4, 2007 (Germany)
May 15, 2007 (US)
RecordedAbbey Road Studios, London; Air Studios, London; Phil Manzanera's Gallery Studios; Avatar Studios, New York; Il Palagio, Italy.
ProducerPierre Mollard, Steve Nieve et Muriel Teodori.
LabelDeutsche Grammophon

2007 opera by Steve Nieve and Muriel Teodori includes performances by Elvis Costello, Sting, Robert Wyatt, Barbara Bonney and The Brodsky Quartet.


Tracks

TitlePerformer(s) Length
1. Prologue Of Dionysos  Sting, Steve Nieve 10:54
2. Song Of The Ghost Of Carmen  Sarah Fulgoni, Sting, Steve Nieve 6:02
3. Grand Grand Freedom  Sting, Steve Nieve, Robert Wyatt, The Steel Workers Chorus 7:08
4. Unfailing Welcome To The Voice  Sting, Steve Nieve 4:05
5. Song Of The Ghost Of Butterfly  Nathalie Manfrino, Steve Nieve 2:47
6. Song Of The Ghost Of Norma  Amanda Roocroft, Steve Nieve 4:37
7. To Be Is Strong  Sting, Steve Nieve 3:30
8. Perfume Song  Barbara Bonney, Steve Nieve 4:47
9. The Desire Of Dionysos  Sting, Steve Nieve 2:36
10. Troublemaker  Elvis Costello, Robert Wyatt, S. Nieve, Steel Workers Chorus 4:14
11. Don't Touch Him  Barbara Bonney, Steve Nieve 4:36
12. Distanciation  Steve Nieve, The Steel Workers Chorus 0:46
13. Happiness?  Robert Wyatt, Sting, Steve Nieve 3:02
14. Despair  Elvis Costello, Sting, Robert Wyatt, Barbara Bonney, Amanda Roocroft, Sarah Fulgoni, Nathalie Manfrino, Steve Nieve 6:45
15. The Unlikely Duet  Sting, Barbara Bonney, Sarah Fulgoni, Robert Wyatt, Nathalie Manfrino, Amanda Roocroft, Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve, The Steel Workers Chorus 4:59


Notes

  • Elvis played the lead role in a June 2000 concert performance, but he plays a smaller role on the CD version.
  • The opera received four performances at Chatelet Theatre, Paris, France in November 2008. Elvis and Sting played their respective roles. Joe Sumner took on Robert Wyatt's part as The Friend.

Singers

Profane Voices

  • Dionysos - Sting
  • The Friend - Robert Wyatt
  • Chief of Police - Elvis Costello
  • The Workers - The London Voices and Le Chœur Des Amis Français

Sacred Voices

  • Opera Singer - Barbara Bonney
  • Ghost of Carmen - Sara Fulgoni
  • Ghost of Butterfly - Nathalie Manfrino
  • Ghost of Norma - Amanda Roocroft

Musicians

Internal links

Steve Nieve albums

External links

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