The Essential Pavarotti

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The Essential Pavarotti
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Released1990 (1990)
Label Decca Records

The Essential Pavarotti is an album by tenor Luciano Pavarotti. It was released in 1990 by Decca Records and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart, [1] the first ever classical album to do so. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. Rigoletto / Act 3 - "La donna è mobile"
  2. La Bohème / Act 1 - "Che gelida manina"
  3. Tosca / Act 3 - "E lucevan le stelle"
  4. Turandot / Act 3 - Nessun dorma!
  5. L'elisir d'amore / Act 2 - "Una furtiva lagrima"
  6. Martha / Act 3 - "M'appari"
  7. Carmen / Act 2 - "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"
  8. Pagliacci / Act 1 - "Vesti la giubba"
  9. Il Trovatore / Act 3 - "Di quella pira"
  10. Caruso
  11. Mattinata
  12. Aprile
  13. Core 'ngrato
  14. Soirées musicales - La Danza
  15. Volare
  16. Funiculì, funiculà
  17. Torna a Surriento
  18. 'O sole mio

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [4] 6
UK Albums Chart [1] 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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