An Acoustic Night at the Theatre is the second live album

Live album

A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

 by Dutch

Dutch people

The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...

 symphonic metal

Symphonic metal

Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...

 band Within Temptation

Within Temptation

Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...

 that has been released in October–November 2009.

History

The album is made up of the acoustic set at Eindhoven's Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, from the band's Theatre Tour in November 2008. It also includes a new studio recording, "Utopia

Utopia (Within Temptation song)

"Utopia" is the first single from the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation's live album An Acoustic Night at the Theatre. The song features guest vocals from Chris Jones, a British singer...

", a duet with Chris Jones, which was released as a single on October 23, 2009. Drummer Mike Coolen performed on the acoustic set: he later became the band's full-time drummer, replacing Stephen van Haestregt

Stephen van Haestregt

Stephen van Haestregt is a Dutch drummer, best known as the drummer of the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation....

 who moved on to new band My Favorite Scar.

Track listing

1. "Towards the End" (Sharon Den Adel, Martijn Spierenburg, Robert Westerholt) – 3:27
2. "Stand My Ground
   Stand My Ground
   "Stand My Ground" is the first single from Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation's The Silent Force. The song is also included on the U.S. edition of the band's 2007 album The Heart of Everything. It became a top 10 hit in 3 countries and became a top 40 hit in 4 other countries...
   
   " (Den Adel, Daniel Gibson, Han Kooreneef, Westerholt) – 3:53
3. "Caged" (Den Adel) – 5:19
4. "All I Need
   All I Need (Within Temptation song)
   "All I Need" is a power ballad written by Sharon den Adel and Robert Westerholt for Within Temptation's fourth studio album The Heart of Everything...
   
   " (Den Adel, Westerholt) – 5:20
5. "Frozen
   Frozen (Within Temptation song)
   "Frozen" is the second single from the Within Temptation album The Heart of Everything . The single was released in Europe on June 11, 2007. The song and the video both deal with the issue of domestic abuse...
   
   " (Den Adel, Gibson, Westerholt) – 4:31
6. "Somewhere" (Feat. Anneke van Giersbergen
   Anneke van Giersbergen
   Anneke van Giersbergen is the former lead singer of the Dutch progressive/alternative rock band The Gathering which she departed in August 2007. Since then, she has been involved in a solo project called Agua de Annique which also included her husband & drummer of the band, Rob Snijders...
   
   ) (DenAdel, Westerholt) – 4:19
7. "The Cross" (Den Adel, Spierenburg, Westerholt) – 4:57
8. "Pale" (Den Adel, Westerholt) – 5:08
9. "What Have You Done
   What Have You Done
   "What Have You Done" is the first single from Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation's fourth studio album The Heart of Everything . The song features guest vocals from Life of Agony's lead singer Keith Caputo and it was released as the album's first single in early 2007 . It became...
   
   " (featuring Keith Caputo
   Keith Caputo
   Keith Mina Caputo is the lead singer and a founding member of the New York heavy metal band Life of Agony.-Career:Caputo started Life of Agony in 1989 with guitarist Joey Z and bassist Alan Robert. Drummer Sal Abruscato was recruited soon afterwards. After signing with Roadrunner Records, they...
   
   ) (Den Adel, Gibson, Westerholt) – 4:33
10. "Memories" (Den Adel, Spierenburg, Westerholt) – 4:00
11. "Forgiven
    Forgiven (Within Temptation song)
    "Forgiven" is the fourth single from the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation's fourth album The Heart of Everything. It was released to promote their upcoming DVD, Black Symphony as well as being a single off the album...
    
    " (Den Adel, Spierenburg, Westerholt) – 4:42
12. "Utopia
    Utopia (Within Temptation song)
    "Utopia" is the first single from the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation's live album An Acoustic Night at the Theatre. The song features guest vocals from Chris Jones, a British singer...
    
    " (featuring Chris Jones) (DenAdel, Gibson) – 3:49

Bonus tracks

13. "Utopia" (Demo version) – 4:31 (Amazon MP3 Germany)
13. "Hand of Sorrow" (Live in Eindhoven 2007) - 5:43 (iTunes)
13. "Restless
    Restless (Within Temptation song)
    "Restless" is the very first single of the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. It is taken as the first and only single from their debut album Enter. Although the song was released as a single, it never entered the charts, just like their following single, Our Farewell...
    
    " (acoustic version) - 5:58 (Play.com MP3 UK)

Personnel

• Peter Brandt – engineer
• Jules Buckley – conductor, orchestral arrangements
• Keith Caputo – vocals
• Mike Coolen – percussion, drums
• Sharon den Adel – composer, vocals
• Rayann Elzein – photography
• Daniel Gibson – arranger, composer, producer
• Stefan Glaumann – mixing
• Olivia Jehel – photography
• Juno Jimmink – engineer, editing
• Ruud Jolie – guitar
• Chris Jones – vocals
• Han Kooreneef – composer
• Patrick Mühren – mixing
• Red Limo String Quartet – violin, cello
• Martijn Spierenburg – composer, keyboards, engineer, editing
• Anneke van Giersbergen – vocals
• Stephen Van Haestregt – drums
• Jeroen van Veen – bass
• Robert Westerholt – guitar, composer
• Within Temptation – producer

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Dutch Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...  Albums Chart	4
Portuguese Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...  Albums Chart	28
Belgian Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...  Albums Chart (Flanders)	31
Swiss Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....  Albums Chart	35
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... n Albums Chart	38
German Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...  Albums Chart	46
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)	47
Spanish Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...  Albums Chart	74
French France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... Albums Chart	89