| Essential Pavarotti II | |
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| Released | 1991 |
| Genre | Opera |
| Label | Decca Records |
Essential Pavarotti II is an album by tenor Luciano Pavarotti. It was released in 1991 by Decca Records and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart. [1] In doing so it duplicated its predecessor and became the second classical album to achieve this. [2]
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His recordings have continued to outsell those of any other classical artist, and he was the first ever classical artist to reach the number one position in the UK pop album charts with his Essential Pavarotti. Essential Pavarotti II duplicated this ...
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