Christmas in Vienna is a 1993 live album of American soul singer Diana Ross and Spanish tenors Plácido Domingo and José Carreras, released by Sony Classical. The concert was Domingo's first in the televised Christmas in Vienna series. It was recorded on December 23, 1992, at the Rathaus in Vienna with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Gumpoldskirch Boys Choir as ensemble.
Christmas in Vienna | ||||
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Released | 5 October 1993 | |||
Recorded | 23 December 1992 | |||
Venue | Wiener Rathaus (Vienna) | |||
Genre | Christmas, classical[1] | |||
Length | 63:03 | |||
Language | Italian, English, German | |||
Label | Sony Classical | |||
Producer | Michel Glotz | |||
Plácido Domingo chronology | ||||
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Diana Ross chronology | ||||
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José Carreras chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Christmas in Vienna charted in the US, peaking at No. 1 on Billboard Classical Crossover Albums for 5 weeks. It sold almost a million copies beyond these markets, reaching Gold status in four countries, Platinum in Austria and Triple Platinum in the Netherlands.
The video recording of the event aired on PBS stations as part of Great Performances the following Christmas season in the US.
Chart (1993–1994) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 2 |
Danish Albums (IFPI Danmark)[4] | 2 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 4 |
European Albums (Music & Media)[6] | 6 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 13 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] | 4 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 14 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 7 |
UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 71 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 154 |
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[13] | 2 |
US Top Classical Crossover Albums (Billboard)[14] | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria)[15] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[16] | Gold | 25,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[17] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[18] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[19] | Gold | 25,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[20] | Gold | 25,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |