Aria: The Opera Album
1998 studio album by Andrea Bocelli
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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
| 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
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[3] | 70 |
| Danish Albums Chart[4] | 10 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[5] | 6 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart[6] | 68 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[8] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Belgium (BRMA)[9] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[10] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[11] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[12] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[13] | Platinum | 25,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[14] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Poland (ZPAV)[15] | Gold | 50,000* |
| Spain (Promusicae)[16] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[19] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
