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

Aria: The Opera Album
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 7, 1998 (1998-04-07)
RecordedTeatro Comunale, Florence, 7/1997
Genre
Length52:45
LabelPhilips, Sugar
ProducerAnna Barry (also exec.)
Andrea Bocelli chronology
Romanza
(1997)
Aria: The Opera Album
(1998)
Sogno
(1999)

The album was recognised as "best selling album of the year" in the 1998 Echo Klassik Awards.[1][2]

Track listing

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Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)OperaLength
1."Questa o quella"Giuseppe VerdiRigoletto1:47
2."Che gelida manina"Giacomo PucciniLa bohème4:21
3."Recondita armonia"PucciniTosca2:59
4."E lucevan le stelle"PucciniTosca2:53
5."Addio, fiorito asil"PucciniMadama Butterfly1:50
6."Come un bel dì di maggio"Umberto GiordanoAndrea Chénier3:18
7."A te, o cara"Vincenzo BelliniI Puritani3:05
8."Di rigori armato il seno"Richard StraussDer Rosenkavalier2:10
9."Amor ti vieta"GiordanoFedora1:51
10."Ch'ella mì creda libero"PucciniLa fanciulla del West2:01
11."Cielo e mar!"Amilcare PonchielliLa Gioconda4:35
12."La dolcissima effigie"Francesco CileaAdriana Lecouvreur2:13
13."Musetta!...Testa adorata"Ruggero LeoncavalloLa bohème3:06
14."Tombe degli avi miei – Fra poco a me ricovero"Gaetano DonizettiLucia di Lammermoor6:53
15."Pourquoi me réveiller"Jules MassenetWerther3:06
16."La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"Georges BizetCarmen4:20
17."Pour mon âme"Gaetano DonizettiLa fille du régiment2:15
Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)OperaLength
18."Di quella pira"VerdiII trovatore3:22
19."C'était le soir... Au fond du temple Saint"BizetLes pêcheurs de perles6:17

Charts

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Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[3] 70
Danish Albums Chart[4] 10

Year-end charts

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Chart (1998) Position
German Albums Chart[5] 68

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[7] Gold 25,000*
Belgium (BEA)[8] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[10] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[11] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[12] Platinum 25,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[13] Gold 25,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[14] Gold 50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[16] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Chronicle 1998". Bocelli Deutschland. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  2. ^ de:Liste der Echo-Klassik-Preisträger#Bestseller des Jahres
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 35.
  4. ^ "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 22". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 1998-06-01.
  5. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  7. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  8. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria - The Opera Album". Music Canada.
  10. ^ "French album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  11. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Andrea Bocelli; 'Aria')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  12. ^ "Dutch jazz certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Aria in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  13. ^ "Norwegian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  14. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1999 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  15. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 947. ISBN 8480486392.
  16. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Aria')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "British album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria - The Opera Album". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  18. ^ "American album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Aria: The Opera Album". Recording Industry Association of America.