Queen at the Opera - The Great Return

A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 28 November 1975. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, it was reportedly the most expensive album ever recorded at the time of its release. Named after the Marx Brothers' film of the same name, the album was recorded at various studios across a four-month period in 1975.

The album features a wide range of styles, such as ballads, music hall, sea shanties, dixieland, hard rock and progressive rock influences. It includes the band's most successful single, "Bohemian Rhapsody", which became their first number-one song in the UK. Upon release, A Night at the Opera became Queen's first number-one album in the UK, topping the UK Albums Chart for four non-consecutive weeks.

Contemporary reviews were positive, with praise for its production and diverse musical themes. The album has since been hailed as Queen's best album and one of the greatest albums of all time. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it number 128 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2018.