| Aria: The Opera Album | ||||
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| Released | April 7, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | Teatro Comunale, Florence, 7/1997 | |||
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| Length | 52:45 | |||
| Label | Philips, Sugar | |||
| Producer | Anna Barry (also exec.) | |||
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Aria: The Opera Album is Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's fourth studio album, released in April 1998.
Bocelli received the ECHO Klassik, for "Best selling classical album" for the album in 1998. [1]
1. "Questa o quella", from Verdi's Rigoletto (1:47)
2. "Che gelida manina", from Puccini's La bohème (4:21)
3. "Recondita armonia", from Puccini's Tosca (2:59)
4. "E lucevan le stelle", from Puccini's Tosca (2:53)
5. "Addio, fiorito asil", from Puccini's Madama Butterfly (1:50)
6. "Come un bel dì di maggio", from Giordano's Andrea Chénier (3:18)
7. "A te, o cara", from Bellini's I Puritani (3:05)
8. "Di rigori armato il seno", from Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier (2:10)
9. "Amor ti vieta", from Giordano's Fedora (1:51)
10. "Ch'ella mì creda libero", from Puccini's La fanciulla del West (2:01)
11. "Cielo e mar!", from Ponchielli's La Gioconda (4:35)
12. "La dolcissima effigie", from Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur (2:13)
13. "Musetta!...Testa adorata", from Leoncavallo's La bohème (3:06)
14. "Tombe degli avi miei - Fra poco a me ricovero", from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor (6:53)
15. "Pourquoi me réveiller", from Massenet's Werther (3:06)
16. "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée", from Bizet's Carmen (4:20)
17. "Pour mon âme", from Donizetti's La fille du régiment (2:15)
Bonus Tracks:
18. " Di Quella Pira ", from Verdi's II trovatore (3:22)
19. "C'était le soir... Au fond du temple Saint", from Bizet's Les pêcheurs de perles (6:17)
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [2] | 70 |
| Danish Albums Chart [3] | 10 |
| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart [4] | 68 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [5] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria) [6] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Belgium (BEA) [7] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada) [8] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| France (SNEP) [9] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Germany (BVMI) [10] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI) [11] | Platinum | 25,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway) [12] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Poland (ZPAV) [13] | Gold | 50,000* |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) [14] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [15] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [16] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA) [17] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
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