Aria: The Opera Album

Studio album by Andrea Bocelli

Released

1998

Recorded

Teatro Comunale, Florence, 7/1997

Genre

Classical, Opera

Length

52'45

Label

Philips

Andrea Bocelli chronology

Romanza
(1997)

Aria - The Opera Album
(1998)

Sogno
(1999)

Aria: The Opera Album is Andrea Bocelli's fourth studio album, released in 1998.

Bocelli received the ECHO Klassik, for "Best selling classical album" for the album in 1998.^[1]

Track listing

"Questa o quella", from Verdi's Rigoletto
"Che gelida manina", from Puccini's La bohème
"Recondita armonia", from Puccini's Tosca
"E lucevan le stelle", from Puccini's Tosca
"Addio, fiorito asil", from Puccini's Madama Butterfly
"Come un bel dì di maggio", from Giordano's Andrea Chénier
"A te, o cara", from Bellini's I Puritani
"Di rigori armato il seno", from Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier
"Amor ti vieta", from Giordano's Fedora
"Ch'ella mì creda libero", from Puccini's La fanciulla del West
"Cielo e mar!", from Ponchielli's La Gioconda
"La dolcissima effigie", from Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur
"Musetta!...Testa adorata", from Leoncavallo's La bohème
"Tombe degli avi miei - Fra poco a me ricovero", from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor
"Pourquoi me réveiller", from Massenet's Werther
"La fleur que tu m'avais jetée", from Bizet's Carmen
"Pour mon âme", from Donizetti's La fille du régiment

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[2]	Gold	25,000^x
Belgium (BEA)^[3]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[4]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[5]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[6]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[7]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Poland (ZPAV)^[8]	Gold	50,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[9]	Gold	25,000^x
United States (RIAA)^[10]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

^ "Chronicle 1998". bocelli.de. http://www.bocelli.de/en/chronicle1998.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
^ "Austrian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in German). IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin. Enter Andrea Bocelli in the field Interpret. Enter Aria in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina - 1998". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. http://www.ultratop.be/xls/Awards%201998.htm.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria - The Opera Album". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Aria+-+The+Opera+Album&sa=Andrea+Bocelli&smt=0.
^ "French album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=1998&type=8.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Andrea Bocelli; 'Aria')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Aria&strInterpret=Andrea+Bocelli&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked.
^ "Dutch album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. http://www.ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1237724.
^ "Polish album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV). http://www.zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/zlote/index.php.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Andrea Bocelli; 'Aria')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Andrea+Bocelli+Aria.
^ "American album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria: The Opera Album". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Aria%3A+The+Opera+Album%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

Andrea Bocelli

Discography · Awards and nominations · Teatro del Silenzio

Studio albums	Il Mare Calmo della Sera (1994) · Bocelli (1995) · Viaggio Italiano (1996/1997) · Aria: The Opera Album (1998) · Sogno (1999) · Sacred Arias (1999) · Verdi (2000) · Cieli di Toscana (2001) · Sentimento (2002) · Andrea (2004) · Amore (2006) · Incanto (2008) · My Christmas (2009)

Compilations	Romanza (1997) · The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere (2007)

Other albums	Carmen: Duets & Arias (2010) · Notte Illuminata (2011)

Opera recordings	La Bohème (2000) · Tosca (2003) · Il Trovatore (2004) · Werther (2005) · Pagliacci (2006) · Cavalleria Rusticana (2007) · Carmen (2008/2010) · Andrea Chénier (2010)

Live albums & videos	A Night in Tuscany (1998) · Sacred Arias: The Home Video (2000) · Tuscan Skies (Cieli di Toscana) (2002) · Credo: John Paul II (2006) · Under the Desert Sky (2006) · Vivere Live in Tuscany (2008) · Incanto: The Documentary (2008) · My Christmas Special (2009) · Concerto: One Night in Central Park (2011)

Category:Andrea Bocelli · Andrea Bocelli Media