GENIUS - A Rock Opera

Genius is a "rock opera" trilogy that includes a total of 33 songs (11 for each episode); and side-project of Empty Tremor's keyboard player Daniele Liverani.

Storyconcept introduction by the author:

Genius is a rock opera trilogy that will include a total of 33 songs (11 for each episode).

Even if the total duration of the Opera is about 4 hours of music for 3 cd, the whole storyconcept refers to a dream experienced by the main character 'Genius' that lasts only 10 minutes!

It's known that dreams are often creating a time-stretch effect in our minds, so that a 10 minutes long dream can be remembered as a day long story...

Infact, these 10 minutes of Genius' dream has been described in 4 hour of music!

But we are not talking about a regular dream like all humans have always  experienced...

In this 10 minutes Genius goes too far and discovers for the first time all the secrets of human's dream creation...

Episode 1 - A Human Into Dreams' World (2002)

(from: Warrioir of The Metal)

Musicians:

Daniele Liverani: All Guitars, Bass and Keyboards

Dario Ciccioni: Drums & Percussions

Cast of characters:

Mark Boals: 'Genius'

Lana Lane: 'Doorkeeper'

Daniel Gildenlow: 'Twinspirit n.32'

Chris Boltendahl: 'Stationmaster'

Joe Vana: 'King Mc Chaos Consultant'

John Wetton: 'King Mc Chaos'

Steve Walsh: 'King Wild Tribe'

Oliver Hartmann: 'King Wild Tribe Consultant'

Midnight: 'Maindream'

Philip Bynoe: 'Storyteller'

Olaf Senkbeil,Hachy Hackmann,Chris Boltendahl:' Choirs'

Additional backing vocals on 'The Right Place' by

Rita Celli

Additional backing vocals on 'All Of Your Acts' by

Thom Griffin

All songs written and composed by

Daniele Liverani

Original story concept written by

Daniele Liverani

Music recorded at Fear Studios, Alfonsine, Italy, engineered by

Gabriele Ravaglia and Daniele Liverani

Episode 2 - In Search Of The Little Prince (2004)

(from: Warrioir of The Metal)

Musicians:

Daniele Liverani: All Guitars, Bass and Keyboards

Dario Ciccioni: Drums & Percussions

Oliver Hartmann: 'All choirs'

Cast of characters:

Mark Boals: 'Genius'

Daniel Gildenlow: 'Twinspirit n.32'

Russel Allen: 'Dream League commander'

Edu Falaschi: 'Jason'

Jeff Martin: 'Seventree'

Rob Tyrant: 'Oddyfer guardian'

Eric Martin: 'Mr. Niko'

Johnny Gioeli: 'Oddyfer'

Liv Kristine: 'Klepsydra'

Philip Bynoe: 'Storyteller' 

Additional backing vocals on 'Playing in their dreams' by

Daniel Gildenlow

All songs written and composed by

Daniele Liverani

Original story concept written by

Daniele Liverani

Music recorded at Fear Studios, Alfonsine, Italy, engineered by

Gabriele Ravaglia and Daniele Liverani

Episode 3 - The Final Surprise (2007)

(From Magal Files)

All guitars, basses and keyboards by 

Daniele Liverani

Drums & percussions by 

Dario Ciccioni

Main choirs by 

Oliver Hartmann

Additional backing vocals by 

Irene Ermolli

Directed, produced and edited for Frontiers Records by 

Daniele Liverani

All songs written and composed by 

Daniele Liverani

Original story concept written by 

Daniele Liverani