Queen at the Ballet
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Queen at the Ballet is a rock ballet created by Sean Bovim as a tribute to Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range...

, that brings the music of Queen vividly back to life - interpreting the stories behind classic tracks such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga and Killer Queen.

Venues

  1. July 6 to 15 July 2006: The Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
    Ireland
    Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

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  2. 24 - 28 and 31 January and 1 February 2006: Spier Amphitheatre
  3. 30 August - 11 September 2005: Montecasino
  4. 30 April - 15 May 2005: Artscape Opera House
    Artscape Theatre Centre
    Artscape Theatre Centre is the main performing arts centre in Cape Town, South Africa. It was opened in 1971 and is located on reclaimed land in the Foreshore area...

    , Cape Town
    Cape Town
    Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

    , South Africa
    South Africa
    The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

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  5. 30 September - 9 October 2004: Artscape Opera House
    Artscape Theatre Centre
    Artscape Theatre Centre is the main performing arts centre in Cape Town, South Africa. It was opened in 1971 and is located on reclaimed land in the Foreshore area...

    , Cape Town
    Cape Town
    Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

    , South Africa
    South Africa
    The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

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Act One

  1. "Death on Two Legs" (Mercury)
  2. "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" (Mercury)
  3. "Killer Queen
    Killer Queen (song)
    "Killer Queen" is a song by British rock band Queen. Written by pianist and lead singer Freddie Mercury, it featured on their 1974 album Sheer Heart Attack, and also appears on the band's compilation album, Greatest Hits. When released as a single, "Killer Queen" was Queen's breakthrough hit,...

    " (Mercury)
  4. "Under Pressure
    Under Pressure
    "Under Pressure" is a 1981 song recorded by Queen and David Bowie. It marked Bowie's first released collaboration with another recording artist as a performer, and is featured on Queen's 1982 album Hot Space. The song reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also number 31 on VH1's 100 Greatest...

    " (Queen, David Bowie)
  5. "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
    Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
    "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" is the third single , and is the eighth track, from the British rock group Queen's 1976 album A Day at the Races, written by Freddie Mercury...

    " (Mercury)
  6. "Bicycle Race" (Mercury)
  7. "Who Wants to Live Forever
    Who Wants to Live Forever
    "Who Wants to Live Forever" is a song by the English rock band Queen. The song is the sixth track on the album A Kind of Magic, released in June 1986, and was written by guitarist Brian May for the soundtrack to the film Highlander, directed by Russell Mulcahy...

    " (May)
  8. "Another One Bites the Dust
    Another One Bites the Dust
    "Another One Bites the Dust" is a song by the English rock band Queen. Written by bass guitarist John Deacon, the song featured on the group's eighth studio album The Game . The song was a worldwide hit, charting number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100, number two on the R&B charts and...

    " (Deacon)
  9. "Don’t Try So Hard" (Queen)
  10. "Don't Stop Me Now
    Don't Stop Me Now
    "Don't Stop Me Now" is a song by English rock group Queen, featured on their 1978 album Jazz. Written by vocalist Freddie Mercury, it was recorded in August/September 1978 at Super Bear Studios in Berre-les-Alpes , France, and is the twelfth track on the album.Musically, the song is based around...

    " (Mercury)
  11. "The Millionaire Waltz" (Mercury)

Act Two

  1. "Innuendo
    Innuendo (song)
    "Innuendo" is a 1991 song by the English rock band Queen. It is the opening track on the album of the same name, and was released as the first single from the album. At six and a half minutes, it is one of Queen's longest songs, and their longest ever released as a single, exceeding "Bohemian...

    " (Queen)
  2. "We Will Rock You
    We Will Rock You
    "We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May and recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. Rolling Stone ranked it #330 of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and the RIAA placed it at #146 on its list of Songs of the Century...

    " (May)
  3. "Play the Game" (Mercury)
  4. "Seaside Rendezvous" (Mercury)
  5. "Love of My Life" (Mercury)
  6. "Radio Ga Ga
    Radio Ga Ga
    "Radio Ga Ga" is a 1984 song performed and recorded by the British rock band Queen, written by their drummer Roger Taylor‎. It was released as a single with "I Go Crazy" by Brian May on the original B-side and was included on the album The Works...

    " (Taylor)
  7. "Take My Breath Away
    Take My Breath Away
    American pop singer Jessica Simpson covered "Take My Breath Away" and released it as the third single from the album In This Skin in 2004. Her version was produced by Billy Mann. Simpson chose to cover this song because she felt that it was the theme song of her relationship with her then husband,...

    " (Mercury)
  8. "Bohemian Rhapsody
    Bohemian Rhapsody
    "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera...

    " (Mercury)
  9. "God Save the Queen" (Arr. May)
  10. "Barcelona" (Mercury)
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