Band Members
Robert Hunecke-Rizzo:
Producer, Drums, All Guitars & Basses (except where indicated) & Arrangements
Amanda Somerville:
Artistic & Literary Conception, Story & Lyrics, Vocals, Vocal & Linguistic Coach
Miro:
Keyboards, Orchestral Arrangements & Effects
Sascha Paeth:
Producer & Add'l Arrangements
Guests:
Glenn Hughes:
Talon
Tobias Sammet:
Narrator
Damian Wilson:
King Taetius
Michael Kiske:
Narrator
Sebastian Thomson:
Storyteller
Sass Jordan:
Oriana
Andre Matos:
Tyran
Candice Night:
Oria
Rannveig Sif Sigurdardottir:
Opera Voice
Thomas Rettke:
Torek (Sorvahr)
Cinzia Rizzo:
Opera Voice & Background Vocals
Olaf Hayer:
Baktûk
Marko Hietala:
Syrius
Simone Simons:
Soprano Voice
Jens Johansson:
Keyboard Solo on ‘Revelations’
Emppu Vuorinen:
Guitar Solo on ‘Rebellion’
Axel Naschke:
Organ on 'Son Of Sorvahr’
Derek Sherinian:
Keyboard Solo on ‘The Siege Of Aina’
Olaf Reitmeier:
Acoustic Guitars on ‘Revelations’ & ‘Serendipity’
T.M. Stevens:
Bass on ‘Son Of Sorvahr’
Thomas Youngblood:
Guitar Solo on ‘Lalae Amêr’
Erik Norlander:
Keyboard Solo on ‘Rebellion'
Angelic Ainae Choir:
The Trinity School Boys Choir, directed by David Swinson Nicholas Westerman, Laurence Hanesworth, Matthew Middleton-Jones, Alexander Main-Ian, Robert Grisbrook, Thomas Chapman, Sanjeevan Ahilan & Joshua Robinson
The Prophets:
Oliver Hartmann
Herbie Langhans
& Miro
Ann Shee
Amanda Somerville, Cinzia Rizzo, Ann Shee, Oliver Hartmann, Miro, Herbie Langhans & Robert Hunecke-Rizzo
Krakhôn Choir:
Oliver Hartmann, Miro, Herbie Langhans & Robert Hunecke-Rizzo
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Biography
~A Dutch guy and his dream~
My involvement with Aina began with this whole thing just being referred to as “a Metal Opera.†It was funny, because Sascha actually called me in February, 2002, to ask if I would write the lyrics for a metal opera that this Dutch guy (who turned out to be Hans van Vuuren) wanted produced. I said, “Yeah, sure. What’s it supposed to be about?†Whereupon Sascha nervously laughed and said, “Well, that’s what you have to come up with! So can you?†Luckily I could, since Sascha had already told Hans that I would do it! Ha ha! That’s what’s great about our team, though. We’re really close and can totally rely on one another.
That was pretty crazy, because I had no base to work from. OK, so this guy Hans wanted a metal opera written and, naturally, written well. Ther
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