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| Released | July 27, 2018 |
| Recorded | Metropolis Studios, London, 6 June 2016, Teatro de La Luna, Milan, 29 November 2016 |
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| Length | 3:26:09 |
| Label | earMUSIC |
| Producer | Tarja & Mic |
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| Released | July 27, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | Teatro de La Luna, Milan, 29 November 2016 | |||
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| Length | 1:57:12 | |||
| Label | earMUSIC | |||
| Producer | Tarja & Mic | |||
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Act II is the fourth live album released by the Finnish soprano Tarja Turunen, released on July 27, 2018. It is the predecessor to her previous album in her "Act" series, Act I: Live in Rosario. The CD and digital release features a full-length concert performed by Tarja during her tour titled The Shadow Shows for her sixth studio album, The Shadow Self, recorded on November 26, 2016 at the Teatro de La LunainMilan, Italy. The DVD and Blu-ray release features an additional disc, titled Metropolis Alive, which features a special intimate concert performed in front of 20 people on 6 June 2016 live at Metropolis StudiosinLondon, England.[5]
The tracklist for both concerts features multiple songs from her six studio albums released up to that point, such as I Walk Alone, Until My Last Breath, Victim of Ritual, and Innocence, as well as a special Nightwish medley featuring the songs Tutankhamen, Ever Dream, The Riddler, and Slaying The Dreamer.[6][7]
On 28 May 2018, Tarja released the first official teaser for "Act II".[8]
On 1 June 2018, the first single, Love To Hate (Live in London) was released.[9] On 22 June 2018, the second single, Undertaker (Live In Milan) was released.[10] On 13 July 2018, the final single, Victim of Ritual was released.[11]
The album is the second in her "Act" series of live albums, featuring songs spanning across her solo career up to the point of recording both concerts. The main concert for the release was filmed at Teatro de la Luna in Milan, Italy on 29 November 2016 during her promotional tour for her sixth studio album The Shadow Self. It features a tracklist with 21 songs, including a medley of Nightwish songs and a few covers.
The DVD and mediabook version features a second concert as the first disc, which was a concert recorded on 6 June 2016 at Metropolis Studios in London, England. The concert was a special event for 20 fans who had won a contest to witness a intimate, special live performance featuring songs from Tarja's then unreleased album, The Shadow Self.[12]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 1:03 | |
| 2. | "No Bitter End" |
| 5:27 |
| 3. | "Eagle Eye" |
| 4:50 |
| 4. | "Sing For Me" |
| 4:50 |
| 5. | "Love To Hate" |
| 6:16 |
| 6. | "The Living End" |
| 4:57 |
| 7. | "Medusa" |
| 10:42 |
| 8. | "Calling From the Wild" |
| 5:31 |
| 9. | "Victim of Ritual" |
| 6:02 |
| 10. | "Die Alive" |
| 5:05 |
| 11. | "Innocence" |
| 5:02 |
| 12. | "Until My Last Breath" |
| 5:51 |
| 13. | "Too Many" |
| 9:41 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Against the Odds" (Intro) | 2:39 | |
| 2. | "No Bitter End" |
| 4:40 |
| 3. | "500 Letters" |
| 4:27 |
| 4. | "Eagle Eye" |
| 4:45 |
| 5. | "Demons in You" |
| 4:58 |
| 6. | "Lucid Dreamer" |
| 6:45 |
| 7. | "Shameless" |
| 4:01 |
| 8. | "The Living End" |
| 5:24 |
| 9. | "Calling From the Wild" |
| 8:54 |
| 10. | "Supremacy" (Muse cover) | Matthew Bellamy | 5:05 |
| 11. | "Medley: Tutankhamen / Ever Dream / The Riddler / Slaying The Dreamer" (Nightwish covers) | Tuomas Holopainen | 6:33 |
| 12. | "Goldfinger" (Shirley Bassey cover) |
| 5:50 |
| 13. | "Deliverance" |
| 8:26 |
| 14. | "Acoustic Set:
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| 11:46 |
| 15. | "Love To Hate" |
| 6:06 |
| 16. | "Victim of Ritual" |
| 6:10 |
| 17. | "Undertaker" |
| 8:09 |
| 18. | "Too Many" |
| 8:33 |
| 19. | "Innocence" |
| 5:03 |
| 20. | "Die Alive" |
| 4:56 |
| 21. | "Until My Last Breath" |
| 7:40 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Bitter End" | 4:25 |
| 2. | "500 Letters" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Eagle Eye" | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Demons in You" | 4:59 |
| 5. | "Lucid Dreamer" | 6:42 |
| 6. | "Shameless" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "The Living End" | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Calling From the Wild" | 9:04 |
| 9. | "Supremacy" | 5:03 |
| 10. | "Tutankhamen - Ever Dream - The Riddler - Slaying The Dreamer" | 6:38 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Goldfinger" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Deliverance" | 7:40 |
| 3. | "Until Silence - The Reign - Mystique Voyage - House of Wax - I Walk Alone" | 10:29 |
| 4. | "Love to Hate" | 5:53 |
| 5. | "Victim of Ritual" | 5:58 |
| 6. | "Undertaker" | 6:41 |
| 7. | "Too Many" | 7:58 |
| 8. | "Innocence" | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Die Alive" | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Until My Last Breath" | 5:02 |
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