Summary
Sacred Arias (Italian: Arie Sacre), is the sixth studio album by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.
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| Released | November 9, 1999 | |||
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| Length | 62:25 | |||
| Label | Philips Records | |||
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Released in 1999, the album, featuring music composed in traditional Christian styles, is not only Bocelli's most commercially successful classical album to date with over 5 million copies sold,[1] but also the biggest selling classical album by any solo artist in history.[1][2] Bocelli was accompanied by the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conducted by Myung-whun Chung.[3]
Track listing edit
- Vavilov (misattributed to Caccini): "Ave Maria"
- Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana – "Sancta Maria"
- Gounod: "Ave Maria"
- Schubert: Ellens Gesang, Op. 52/6, D 839 – "Ave Maria"
- Franck: "Panis angelicus"
- Rossini: Stabat Mater – "Cujus animam"
- Verdi: Requiem – "Ingemisco"
- Mozart: "Ave verum corpus", K. 618
- Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91/1 – "Der Engel"
- Handel: Serse, HWV 40 – "Frondi tenere ... Ombra mai fu"
- Niedermeyer: "Pietà, Signore"
- Rossini: Petite messe solennelle – "Domine Deus"
- Schubert: "Wiegenlied", Op. 98/2, D 498 – "Mille cherubini in coro"
- Gruber: "Silent Night"
- Wade: "Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)"
- J.-P. Lécot: "Gloria a te, Cristo Gesù"
- Georges Bizet: "Agnus Dei" (Bonus)
- Eric Lévi: "I Believe" (Bonus)
Charts edit
Chart performance edit
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Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[8] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Belgium (BEA)[9] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[10] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[11] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[12] | 4× Platinum | 100,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[14] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Poland (ZPAV)[15] | Platinum | 100,000* |
| Sweden (GLF)[16] | Gold | 40,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[19] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[20] video |
Gold | 50,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Europe (IFPI)[21] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
| Worldwide | — | 5,000,000[1] |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Awards edit
In 2000, the album led Bocelli to receive an ECHO Klassik for "Bestseller of the year", as well as a 2000 Classical BRIT Award for "Album of the Year", and a Goldene Europa for classical music, in 2000.[22]
PBS special edit
A DVD of the concert, filmed in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome, was also released in 1999.[23] The concert aired on the PBS program Great Performances. This broadcast was nominated in 2000 for an Emmy Award – Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program.[24] Sacred Arias Special Edition, a two disc set with CD and DVD was released in 2003.[25]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Crossover superstar Andrea Bocelli finds beauty in wide range of music", The Columbus Dispatch, November 27, 2011.
- ^ Andrea Bocelli Biography Archived 2011-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Andrea Bocelli: Sacred Arias, Presto Music
- ^ Sacred Arias chart performance
- ^ Sacred Arias on the Billboard charts
- ^ "Listen – Danmarks Officielle Hitliste – Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark – Uge 50". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 1999-12-19.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Arie Sacre" (in German). IFPI Austria.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2000". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias". Music Canada. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "French album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Airs Sacrés" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "Dutch jazz certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Sacred Arias in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Norwegian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1999 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2000" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Sacred Arias')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ^ "British album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "American video certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Bocelli awards in 2000". bocelli.de.
- ^ Sacred Arias (DVD) at Discogs
- ^ "Sacred Arias (Great Performances) – Nomination, Emmy Awards
- ^ Sacred Arias Special Edition at Discogs
