The Essential Pavarotti is an album by tenor Luciano Pavarotti. It was released in 1990 by Decca Records and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart,[1] the first ever classical album to do so.[2]
Track listing
- Rigoletto / Act 3 - "La donna è mobile"
- La Bohème / Act 1 - "Che gelida manina"
- Tosca / Act 3 - "E lucevan le stelle"
- Turandot / Act 3 - Nessun dorma!
- L'elisir d'amore / Act 2 - "Una furtiva lagrima"
- Martha / Act 3 - "M'appari"
- Carmen / Act 2 - "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"
- Pagliacci / Act 1 - "Vesti la giubba"
- Il Trovatore / Act 3 - "Di quella pira"
- Caruso
- Mattinata
- Aprile
- Core 'ngrato
- Soirées musicales - La Danza
- Volare
- Funiculì, funiculà
- Torna a Surriento
- 'O sole mio
Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 11 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 6 |
| UK Albums Chart[1] | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ a b "Luciano Pavarotti - Essential Pavarotti II (click "Albums" tab)". Official Charts (UK). Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ The World's Greatest Tenors - Page 21 Millicent Jones - 1995 "His recordings have continued to outsell those of any other classical artist, and he was the first ever classical artist to reach the number one position in the UK pop album charts with his "Essential Pavarotti."
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Pavarotti – The Essential Pavarotti". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Pavarotti – The Essential Pavarotti". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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