Aria: The Opera Album

Aria: The Opera Album
Aria: The Opera Album
Studio album by Andrea Bocelli
Released	April 7, 1998
Recorded	Teatro Comunale, Florence, 7/1997
Genre	Classical; opera;
Length	52:45
Label	Philips, Sugar
Producer	Anna Barry (also exec.)
Andrea Bocelli chronology

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

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Danish Albums Chart^[2]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
German Albums Chart^[3]	68

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[4]	Gold	25,000^*
Belgium (BEA)^[5]	Platinum	50,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[6]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[7]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[8]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[9]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[10]	Gold	25,000^*
Poland (ZPAV)^[11]	Gold	0^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[12]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[13]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[14]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[15]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Chronicle 1998". bocelli.de. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
^ "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.
^ "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 album 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.
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^ 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. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Aria - The Opera Album in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "American album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria: The Opera Album". Recording Industry Association of America.

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[BOC1998-1] "Chronicle 1998". bocelli.de. Retrieved 2008-01-20.

[2] "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 22". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 1998-06-01.

[3] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.

[AustriaAndrea_BocelliAriaalbumCertRef-4] "Austrian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in German). IFPI Austria.

[BelgiumAndrea_BocelliAriaalbumCertRef-5] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien.

[CanadaAndrea_BocelliAria_-_The_Opera_AlbumalbumCertRef-6] "Canadian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria - The Opera Album". Music Canada.

[FranceAndrea_BocelliAriaalbumCertRef-7] "French album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.

[GermanyAndrea_BocelliAriaalbumCertRef-8] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Andrea Bocelli; 'Aria')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[NetherlandsAndrea_BocelliAriaalbumCertRef-9] "Dutch album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Aria in the "Artiest of titel" box.

[NorwayAndrea_BocelliAriaalbumCertRef-10] "Norwegian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.

[PolandAndrea_BocelliAriaalbumCertRef-11] Expression error: Unexpected <= operator

[12] Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 947. ISBN 8480486392.

[SwitzerlandAndrea_BocelliAriaalbumCertRef-13] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Aria')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

[United_KingdomAndrea_BocelliAria_-_The_Opera_AlbumalbumCertRef-14] "British album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria - The Opera Album". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 February 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Aria - The Opera Album in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesAndrea_BocelliAria:_The_Opera_AlbumalbumCertRef-15] "American album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria: The Opera Album". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Discography Awards and nominations Teatro del Silenzio The Music of Silence
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) Passione (2013) Cinema (2015) Sì (2018) Believe (2020)
Live albums	Under the Desert Sky (2006) Vivere Live in Tuscany (2008) Concerto: One Night in Central Park (2011)
Compilations	Romanza (1997) The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere (2007) Opera (2012) Romanza (20th Anniversary Edition) (2016) Duets (30th Anniversary) (2024)
Other albums	Carmen: Duets & Arias (2010) Notte Illuminata (2011)
Singles	"Il mare calmo della sera" "Con te partirò"/"Vivere" "Vivo per lei" "Time to Say Goodbye" "The Prayer" "Canto della Terra" "Ave Maria" "Melodramma" "Mille Lune Mille Onde" "Dell'amore non si sa" "Un nuovo giorno" "Somos Novios (It's Impossible)" "Because We Believe" "White Christmas/Bianco Natale" "E Più Ti Penso" "Bridge over Troubled Water" "Fall on Me" "Rimani Qui"
Video albums	A Night in Tuscany (1998) Sacred Arias: The Home Video (2000) Tuscan Skies (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) Love in Portofino (2013) Cinema (2015)
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