Floating Opera is a musical group from Lincoln, Nebraska. Our latest CD is "Burning Lighthouse". Navigate this site with the buttons above. You can hear mp3 files of our music in fast, low fidelity versions for all songs, and high fidelity versions for selcted songs, read reviews of our releases, read our lyrics, look at our art work, and join our mailing list. We sometimes put rough mixes of new material on the Audio page for limited time.

You can now buy recordings using PayPal here; it's somewhat less expensive than through other vendors. If you would like the CD(s) shipped in the U.S., use the buttons below. If you want it shipped abroad, please add an additional $1.50, and contact us at web@floatingopera.com to arrange the PayPal transactions.

buy "Burning Lighthouse" for $11.99 (includes shipping in the U.S.)
buy "Everybody's Somebody's Monster" for $11.50 (includes shipping in the U.S.)
buy "It's Not Easy Listening Anymore" for $5.99 (includes shipping in the U.S.)
buy the Floating Opera debut, originally on cassette, now on CD, $7.50 (includes shipping in the U.S.)

Floating Opera appears on the compilation CD "Coast to Coast", which includes otherwise unreleased cuts from Ani DiFranco and The Cowboy Junkies. This CD, is available from JARMusic.

Feel free to contact us at web@floatingopera.com.

The Musician's Homepage, by Steven Schrader::
"...a tapestry of sounds woven from any variety of piano, percussion, electric and acoustic bass, electric and acoustic guitar, keyboards, saxophone, trumpet, violin, and cello. Floating Opera falls into that oft-elusive category known as "smart pop". You have the catchy hooks and grand choruses you'd expect of a pop song, but you don't have to check your brain at the door while listening. There's a level of sophistication to the songwriting that makes it a pleasure to pick out the strands that make up each piece of music. It's not surprising that the list of artists contributing to this project reads like a who's who of Midwestern indie rock - this is a top notch CD and one worth giving a listen."

The Daily Vault, by Sean McCarthy:
"The album will likely contain the most lush and musically gorgeous textures you will hear this year. However, Burning Lighthouse contains enough rocking moments to make it an ideal soundtrack for a late summer drive. The percussion (shared duties by Ron Albertson and Paul Tisdale) and crunching guitar work by Jon Taylor usually produce enough of a thunder to rattle your speakers. the band's ability to effortlessly fuse different styles together without sounding like a novelty. The pop melodies are as irresistible and catchy as some of the poppiest tracks on radio."

Aiding and Abetting, by Jon Worley:
"It's... exceptionally complex and enthralling. He manages to whip up a glorious order from the mess of voices and instruments that populate each song. Floating Opera creates music that is impossible to forget. I've been listening to these folks since 1997, and every person I've turned on to the band has fallen in love."

Smother.net, by J-Sin (Editor's Pick):
"What's impressive is that the twelve tracks that can really brag about complex song arrangements, wonderful melodies that soar in and out of range, and a knack for just offshoot catchiness. The vocals alone could easily make this a favorite but it doesn`t end there, instead excelling in production, engineering, and arrangements... Amazing."

Lincoln Journal-Star, by L Kent Wolgamott:
"... Floating Opera music has complex arrangements that utilize strings and lush keyboards, tightly crafted melodies and hooks, and takes enough chances to be compelling.."

 

 

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