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In 1997, Roger began writing an English version of the text.

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OPERATING DATA

Month ended
February 28, January 31,
2006 2005 2006

Number of well servicing rigs: (A)
Weighted average for period 326 291 324
End of period 327 292 324

Rig hours (000s) 66.4 66.

This category lists historical sites devoted to the French Revolution within the eighteenth century time period.

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"I've stuck very much to the spirit of
Etienne's original, adding to it somewhat.

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Principal characters in the opera are brought to life by the Welsh bass-
baritone Bryn Terfel (the Ringmaster, the Troublemaker, Louis Capet -- the
King of France); internationally acclaimed soprano Ying Huang (Marie the Voice of Liberty , Reason and the Republic, Marie Antoinette -- the
Queen of France); American tenor Paul Groves (A Revolutionary Priest, A
Military Officer); and Nigerian "one man orchestra" Ismael Lo (a Revolutionary
Slave).

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Waters' work on "Ca Ira," his first opera for full orchestra and voice ,
began in 1989, during the Bicentennial of the French Revolution. It's more than just a history of the French Revolution, it's a piece
about the human potential for change.columbiarecords.com

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MIDLAND, Texas, Basic Energy Services,
Inc.
"Ca Ira" is being released in the hybrid SACD (Super Audio CD) format in
Dolby Digital 5. "It's not
just a translation," he says .

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Rig utilization rate (B) 92.

Basic Energy Services, with a fleet of more than 320 well servicing rigs,
provides a range of well site services to oil and gas drilling and producing
companies throughout the major oil and gas regions in Texas, Louisiana,
Oklahoma , New Mexico and the Rocky Mountain States. It is this story of hope and promise that inspired "Ca Ira .roger-waters.

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The lavish first edition of "Ca Ira," an opera in three acts for full
orchestra, soloists and choirs, will include a double SACD DigiPack and a
deluxe 60 page four-color booklet including Roger Waters' lyrics based on
Etienne Roda-Gil's original French libretto , the original illustrations
created by Nadine Roda-Gil, biographies of Waters and the opera's cast ,
background and production notes on the opera."
The finished version of "Ca Ira" features orchestration and choral
arrangements by Rick Wentworth and Roger Waters, also the album's producers . Other parts are sung by Jamie Bower (Honest Bird -- the young
Revolutionary Priest) and Helen Russill (Madame Antoine -- the young Marie
Antoinette)." Set
during the optimistic early days of the French Revolution, "Ca Ira is a work
of stunning power and beauty, invoking the passion, madness , and triumph of
faith in a time that forever changed the nature of the world.

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Entitled "Ca Ira," after a revolutionary song of the period,
the Roda-Gil's original manuscript, copiously and beautifully illustrated by
Nadine, portrayed the events and the spirit of the French Revolution through a
multitude of perspectives -- ranging from Marie Antoinette to the eyes and
ears of the period's revolutionaries and common people -- using a circus as a
central theatrical framing device and metaphor.

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(NYSE: BAS) today reported selected operating data for the month of
February 2006.0%, an increase from 86. Several years
passed before Roger and Etienne returned to "Ca Ira.

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Lavish First Edition DigiPack Includes Full Opera on Two Hybrid SACDs, Bonus
"Making of 'Ca Ira'" DVD, + 60-Page Four-Color Booklet Containing Libretto,
Cast Credits , + Original Illustrations

"Ca Ira" in Stores Tuesday, September 27

NEW YORK, Sony BMG Masterworks/Columbia Records is
proud to announce the release of "Ca Ira, " Roger Waters long-awaited "operatic
history of the French Revolution," on Tuesday, September 27 . Although it's rooted in the
history of the revolution, its philosophical slant is, I suppose, contemporary
as well.

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6% 86.6%

Number of fluid service trucks:
Weighted average for period 543 435 479
End of period 548 440 538

(A) Includes all rigs owned during periods presented and excludes rigs
held for sale.

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Rig hours for
the month of February 2006 were 66,000, reflecting a rig utilization rate of
92.0 55.

Contacts: Alan Krenek, Chief Financial Officer
Basic Energy Services, Inc.

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Basic Energy Services Reports Selected Operating Data for February 2006

0% 86. The "Ca Ira" DVD traces
the history of the project, from conception to completion, and includes
revelatory interviews with Waters and the musicians and cast of "Ca Ira" as
well as exclusive in-the-studio footage of the recording of the opera.

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6% in the same month last year.
(B) Rig utilization rate based on the weighted average number of rigs
owned during the periods being reported and a 55-hour work week per
rig.

Sony BMG Masterworks/Columbia Records Readies the Release of Roger Waters' Long-Awaited Opera 'Ca Ira'

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The hybrid SACD disks are compatible with
standard CD players.

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As a bonus for Roger Waters fans, "Ca Ira" includes a special DVD
documentary chronicling the "making of" the opera.

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Waters, who co-founded the groundbreaking rock group Pink Floyd in 1966,
began to bridge the worlds of rock and classical music in such pioneering
major works as "The Dark Side Of The Moon" (1973) and "The Wall" (1979) in
which he incorporated elements of operatic form -- theatricality, coherent
narrative, dramatic arcs, thematic music and song cycles -- in a pop context.
Introduced to Etienne Roda-Gil by a mutual friend, Waters was immediately
and deeply impressed by the passion and the power of Etienne's manuscript and
began work on creating a full orchestral score for "Ca Ira.

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The well-
respected and successful songwriter Etienne Roda-Gil and his wife, Nadine, had
created an original libretto for an opera, written in French, as part of the
Bicentennial.

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During the month, Basic added three newbuild rigs, bringing
its well servicing rig count to 327 as of February 28, 2006." Work on the
project was suspended when Nadine died tragically of leukemia.
Before the rise and fall of the guillotine, before the terror took hold,
the People of France fought for a better world based on the ideals of liberty,
equality and fraternity rather than one ruled by a callous and outmoded
nobility.