Later solo years (since 2005)
On 26 September 2005, Waters released the opera Ça Ira, and it is a double CD album, featuring baritone Bryn Terfel, soprano Ying Huang and tenor Paul Groves. Set during the early French Revolution, the original libretto was co-written in French by the late Étienne Roda-Gil and his wife Nadine Delahaye. Starting in 1989, Waters rewrote the libretto in English, saying of the composition: "I've always been a big fan of Beethoven's choral music, Berlioz and Borodin ... This is unashamedly romantic and resides in that early 19th-century tradition, because that's where my tastes lie in classical and choral music." Waters appeared on television to discuss the opera, but the interviews often focused instead on his relationship with Pink Floyd, something Waters would "take in stride", a sign Pink Floyd biographer Mark Blake believes to be "a testament to his mellower old age or twenty years of dedicated psychotherapy".
In London's On 2 July 2005, Waters and Pink Floyd reunited for a performance at the Live 8 concert Hyde Park. They played a four-song, 23-minute set including "Speak to Me/Breathe"/"Breathe (Reprise)", "Money", "Wish You Were Here", and "Comfortably Numb". Waters told the Associated Press that while the experience of playing with Pink Floyd again was positive, the chances of a bona fide reunion would be "slight" considering his and Gilmour's continuing musical and ideological differences. Though Waters had differing ideas about which songs they should play, he "agreed to roll over for one night only".
Gilmour said to the Associated Press, "The rehearsals convinced me it wasn't something I wanted to be doing a lot of. There have been all sorts of farewell moments in people's lives and careers which they have then rescinded, but I think I can fairly categorically say that there won't be a tour or an album again that I take part in."
In 2006, Waters began The Dark Side of the Moon Live Tour, a two-year, world spanning effort that began in Europe in June and North America in September. The first half of the show featured both Pink Floyd songs and Waters' solo material, while the second-half included a complete live performance of the 1973 Pink Floyd album, The Dark Side of the Moon, the first time in over three decades that Waters had performed the album. The shows ended with an encore from the third side of The Wall. Elaborate staging designed by Marc Brickman complete with laser lights, fog machines, flame throwers, psychedelic projections, inflatable floating puppets (Spaceman and Pig) controlled by a "handler" dressed as a butcher, and a full 360 degree quadrophonic sound system were used. Former Pink Floyd bandmate Nick Mason joined Waters for The Dark Side of the Moon set and the encores on select 2006 tour dates. Waters continued touring in January 2007 in Australia and New Zealand then Asia, Europe, South America, and back to North America in June. On 7 July 2007, he played on the American leg of the Live Earth concert, an international multi-venue concert aimed at raising awareness about global climate change, featuring the Trenton Youth Choir and his trademarked inflatable pig. In 2007, Waters became a spokesman for Millennium Promise, a non-profit organisation that helps fight extreme poverty and malaria, he wrote a commentary for CNN's website on the topic. After performing at California's Coachella Festival in April 2008 Waters completed the North American leg of his The Dark Side of the Moon Live tour with 3 final shows in Colorado and Texas. Waters was to be among the headlining artists performing at Live Earth 2008 in Mumbai India on 7 December 2008. This concert was cancelled in light of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai throughout November 2008. He completed the world tour in June 2008 with several shows in Europe.
Waters confirmed the possibility of an upcoming solo album which "might be called" Heartland, and has said he has numerous songs written and/or recorded that he intends to release when they are a complete album.
In March 2007, the science fiction film The Last Mimzy was released featuring an exclusive Waters song, "Hello (I love you)", which played over the end credits. Waters released it as a download-only single. Waters described it as "...a song that captures the themes of the movie, the clash between humanity's best and worst instincts, and how a child's innocence can win the day."
Syd Barrett died on 7 July 2006 and shortly after his passing, Waters remarked: "... this is very sad ... Syd Barrett was one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. He left us long, long ago and although he only died just a few days ago fans have mourned him for decades."
Following Richard Wright's death on 15 September 2008, Waters stated: "Rick's ear for harmonic progression was our bedrock. I am very grateful for the opportunity that Live 8 afforded me to engage with him, and David and Nick that one last time. I wish there had been more."
On 12 April 2010, Waters announced The Wall Live tour, which will include a complete performance of The Wall, starting in North America in September 2010 and tentatively ending in Europe in June 2011. As of June 2010, there are 55 shows scheduled for North America in a span of less than 100 days. There are 38 European dates confirmed with shows starting in March 2011.
2010, Waters released a cover of the protest song "We Shall Overcome", a song derived from the refrain of a gospel hymm published by Charles Albert Tindley in 1901. Waters performed with David Gilmour at the Hoping Foundation Benefit Evening on 10 July 2010. The four-song set included: "To Know Him Is To Love Him", which was played in early Pink Floyd sound checks, followed by; "Wish You Were Here", "Comfortably Numb", and "Another Brick in the Wall (Part Two)". Waters confirmed on Facebook that Gilmour will perform "Comfortably Numb" for at least one of his The Wall Live shows.
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