Opera (Andrea Bocelli album)

Opera is the first compilation album of opera arias by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.[2] The album was released only in the United Kingdom[2] and appeared on the album charts of the UK and Ireland.

Opera
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 2012 (2012-11-03)
(UK and Ireland only)
GenreOpera
LabelSugar, Decca[1]
Andrea Bocelli chronology
iTunes Festival: London 2012
(2012)
Opera
(2012)
Passione
(2013)

Background

The album is a compilation of arias from Bocelli's previously recorded Classical albums.

Track listing

Standard listing
No.TitleWriter(s)OperaLength
1."La donna è mobile"Giuseppe VerdiRigoletto, Act III2:07
2."Vesti la giubba"Ruggero LeoncavalloPagliacci, Act I3:56
3."Amor ti vieta"Umberto GiordanoFedora, Act II1:49
4."Ingemisco"Giuseppe VerdiMessa da Requiem4:07
5."Addio, fiorito asil"Giacomo PucciniMadama Butterfly, Act II1:51
6."Celeste Aida"VerdiAida, Act I4:04
7."Brindisi - Viva, il vino spumeggiante"Pietro MascagniCavalleria rusticana2:52
8."Mamma, quel vino è generoso"MascagniCavalleria rusticana3:58
9."Au fond du temple saint" (with Bryn Terfel)Georges BizetLes pêcheurs de perles, Act I5:53
10."Una furtiva lagrima"Gaetano DonizettiL'elisir d'amore, Act II4:13
11."Lamento di Federico"Francesco CileaL'arlesiana, Act II4:39
12."O mio rimorso!""VerdiLa traviata, Act II2:49
13."Che gelida manina"PucciniLa bohème, Act I4:19
14."O soave fanciulla" (with Barbara Frittoli)PucciniLa bohème, Act I4:04
15."Di quella pira"VerdiIl trovatore, Act III3:12
16."Recondita armonia"PucciniTosca, Act I2:57
17."E lucevan le stelle"PucciniTosca, Act III2:51
18."Pourquoi me réveiller"Jules MassenetWerther, Act III3:06
19."Pour mon âme"DonizettiLa fille du régiment, Act I2:16
20."Come un bel dì di maggio"GiordanoAndrea Chénier, Act IV3:18
21."Nessun dorma"PucciniTurandot, Act III3:11

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 10 on the UK Albums Chart,[3][4] following Bocelli's performance of "Nessun dorma" on the Strictly Come Dancing results show the day before. With 14,577 copies sold, it became Bocelli's 16th Top 40 album and seventh Top 10 entry since his 1997 breakthrough, Romanza, while lifting his career sales to a 4,964,058 total in the United Kingdom.

Peak positions

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Irish Albums Chart[5] 19
UK Albums Chart[6] 10

References


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