| Aria: The Opera Album | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 7, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | Teatro Comunale, Florence, 7/1997 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 52:45 | |||
| Label | Philips, Sugar | |||
| Producer | Anna Barry (also exec.) | |||
| Andrea Bocelli chronology | ||||
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Aria: The Opera Album is Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's fourth studio album, released in April 1998.
The album was recognised as "best selling album of the year" in the 1998 Echo Klassik Awards.[1][2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Opera | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Questa o quella" | Giuseppe Verdi | Rigoletto | 1:47 |
| 2. | "Che gelida manina" | Giacomo Puccini | La bohème | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Recondita armonia" | Puccini | Tosca | 2:59 |
| 4. | "E lucevan le stelle" | Puccini | Tosca | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Addio, fiorito asil" | Puccini | Madama Butterfly | 1:50 |
| 6. | "Come un bel dì di maggio" | Umberto Giordano | Andrea Chénier | 3:18 |
| 7. | "A te, o cara" | Vincenzo Bellini | I Puritani | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Di rigori armato il seno" | Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 2:10 |
| 9. | "Amor ti vieta" | Giordano | Fedora | 1:51 |
| 10. | "Ch'ella mì creda libero" | Puccini | La fanciulla del West | 2:01 |
| 11. | "Cielo e mar!" | Amilcare Ponchielli | La Gioconda | 4:35 |
| 12. | "La dolcissima effigie" | Francesco Cilea | Adriana Lecouvreur | 2:13 |
| 13. | "Musetta!...Testa adorata" | Ruggero Leoncavallo | La bohème | 3:06 |
| 14. | "Tombe degli avi miei – Fra poco a me ricovero" | Gaetano Donizetti | Lucia di Lammermoor | 6:53 |
| 15. | "Pourquoi me réveiller" | Jules Massenet | Werther | 3:06 |
| 16. | "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" | Georges Bizet | Carmen | 4:20 |
| 17. | "Pour mon âme" | Gaetano Donizetti | La fille du régiment | 2:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Opera | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18. | "Di quella pira" | Verdi | II trovatore | 3:22 |
| 19. | "C'était le soir... Au fond du temple Saint" | Bizet | Les pêcheurs de perles | 6:17 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[3] | 70 |
| Danish Albums Chart[4] | 10 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart[5] | 68 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[7] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Belgium (BEA)[8] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[9] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[10] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[11] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[12] | Platinum | 25,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[13] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Poland (ZPAV)[14] | Gold | 50,000* |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[16] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[17] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[18] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Chronicle 1998". Bocelli Deutschland. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
- ^ de:Liste der Echo-Klassik-Preisträger#Bestseller des Jahres
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 35.
- ^ "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 22". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 1998-06-01.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in German). IFPI Austria.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria - The Opera Album". Music Canada.
- ^ "French album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Andrea Bocelli; 'Aria')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ "Dutch jazz certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Aria in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- ^ "Norwegian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1999 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 947. ISBN 8480486392.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Aria')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ^ "British album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria - The Opera Album". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria: The Opera Album". Recording Industry Association of America.
