Your favourite Rock Operas?

Merlin: Bard Of The Unseen

Nostradamus: The Fate Of Man

Cleopatra: The Crown Of Isis

the first was an extension of their popular early 80's album 'Merlin', you can find a DVD of the performance which used a back video screen with an orchestra and a couple of ballet dancers front of stage. Sadly the narrator (and joint founder and drummer of the band) Pim Koopman is no longer with us. Due to the poor health of the other joint founder Ton Scherpenzeel they played their farewell tour last year. It's unclear whether the 2021 album release Out Of This World will be their last. Despite not being much talked about, all of their 18 albums have solid ratings. No stinkers!

I've just watched and enjoyed Tommy this afternoon, after years from the last time. My fav is still JCS, anyway. 

Pink Floyd- "The Wall" 

Gandalf's Fist- " The Clockwork Fable"

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Isn't a concept a story in itself?!

The difference is that in a rock opera, there is a cast of vocalists doing characters, or at least a single vocalist doing all sorts of characters (like King Diamond does in his concept albums).