Aria: The Opera Album

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

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
Romanza (1997) Aria: The Opera Album (1998) Sogno (1999)

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	50,000^*
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

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.
4. "Austrian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in German). IFPI Austria.
5. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
6. "Canadian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria - The Opera Album". Music Canada.
7. "French album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
8. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Andrea Bocelli; 'Aria')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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.
10. "Norwegian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
11. "Polish album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
12. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 947. ISBN 8480486392.
13. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Andrea Bocelli; 'Aria')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
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.
15. "American album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria: The Opera Album". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.