| Opera | ||||
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| Released | November 3, 2012 (UK and Ireland only) | |||
| Genre | Opera | |||
| Label | Sugar, Decca[1] | |||
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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.
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Background
The album is a compilation of arias from Bocelli's previously recorded Classical albums.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Opera | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "La donna è mobile" | Giuseppe Verdi | Rigoletto, Act III | 2:07 |
| 2. | "Vesti la giubba" | Ruggero Leoncavallo | Pagliacci, Act I | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Amor ti vieta" | Umberto Giordano | Fedora, Act II | 1:49 |
| 4. | "Ingemisco" | Giuseppe Verdi | Messa da Requiem | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Addio, fiorito asil" | Giacomo Puccini | Madama Butterfly, Act II | 1:51 |
| 6. | "Celeste Aida" | Verdi | Aida, Act I | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Brindisi - Viva, il vino spumeggiante" | Pietro Mascagni | Cavalleria rusticana | 2:52 |
| 8. | "Mamma, quel vino è generoso" | Mascagni | Cavalleria rusticana | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Au fond du temple saint" (with Bryn Terfel) | Georges Bizet | Les pêcheurs de perles, Act I | 5:53 |
| 10. | "Una furtiva lagrima" | Gaetano Donizetti | L'elisir d'amore, Act II | 4:13 |
| 11. | "Lamento di Federico" | Francesco Cilea | L'arlesiana, Act II | 4:39 |
| 12. | "O mio rimorso!"" | Verdi | La traviata, Act II | 2:49 |
| 13. | "Che gelida manina" | Puccini | La bohème, Act I | 4:19 |
| 14. | "O soave fanciulla" (with Barbara Frittoli) | Puccini | La bohème, Act I | 4:04 |
| 15. | "Di quella pira" | Verdi | Il trovatore, Act III | 3:12 |
| 16. | "Recondita armonia" | Puccini | Tosca, Act I | 2:57 |
| 17. | "E lucevan le stelle" | Puccini | Tosca, Act III | 2:51 |
| 18. | "Pourquoi me réveiller" | Jules Massenet | Werther, Act III | 3:06 |
| 19. | "Pour mon âme" | Donizetti | La fille du régiment, Act I | 2:16 |
| 20. | "Come un bel dì di maggio" | Giordano | Andrea Chénier, Act IV | 3:18 |
| 21. | "Nessun dorma" | Puccini | Turandot, Act III | 3:11 |
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.[citation needed]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ "Andrea Bocelli: Opera", Decca Records (archive)
- ^ a b "Andrea Bocelli to release Opera", Music News, 25 October 2012
- ^ "Robbie Williams tops UK single and album charts", BBC News, 11 November 2012
- ^ Robbie Williams Crowned U.K. Charts King: Top Song, Album Billboard.com
- ^ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 8 November 2012". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "End of Year 2012" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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