Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus | |
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Released | May 31, 2001 |
Recorded | 1998-2000 |
Genre | Rock opera |
Length | 101:15 |
Label | SPV Records |
Producer | Nikolo Kotzev |
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Allmusic | link |
Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus is a rock opera in three acts written by Nikolo Kotzev about the life and times of Nostradamus. It was released in a 2-CD set in 2001; it has been performed live for the first time in Ruse, Bulgaria, on November 18 and 19, 2016. Several members of Kotzev's main project, Brazen Abbot, also appear on this album.
All songs were written by Nikolo Kotzev.
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