Verdi (album)

Verdi
Studio album by
Released12 September 2000 (2000-09-12)
Genre
LabelPhilips
Andrea Bocelli chronology
Sacred Arias
(1999)
Verdi
(2000)
Cieli di Toscana
(2001)

Verdi is Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's seventh studio album and fourth classical album, of Verdi's most famous arias, released in 2000. The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta, accompanied Bocelli for the album.[1] The album was certified Gold in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America[2] and in Switzerland by IFPI of Switzerland,[3] Platinum in Canada by the Canadian Recording Industry Association,[4] and Double Platinum in the Netherlands by the Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleOperaLength
1.""Di quella pira""Il Trovatore3:16
2.""Ah sì, ben mio""Il Trovatore3:18
3.""La donna è mobile""Rigoletto2:11
4.""Di' tu se fedele""Un Ballo in Maschera3:05
5.""Ma Se M'e Forza Perderti""Un Ballo in Maschera2:34
6.""Ella mi fu rapita!""Rigoletto4:37
7.""Possente amor mi chiama""Rigoletto2:57
8.""Se quel guerrier io fossi!... Celeste Aida""Aida4:09
9.""Lunge da lei... De' miei bollenti spiriti""La traviata3:39
10.""Oh mio rimorso!""La traviata2:54
11.""La mia letizia infondere vorrei""I Lombardi2:07
12.""Mercé, diletti amici... Come rugiada al cespite... Dell'esilio nel dol""Ernani6:58
13.""Io l'ho perduta... Io la vidi e il suo sorriso""Don Carlo3:50
14.""Oh! fede negar potessi... Quando le sere al placido""Luisa Miller5:12
15.""La vita è inferno all'infelice""La forza del destino9:50

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[27] Platinum 100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[28] 2× Platinum 50,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[29] Gold 25,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[30] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[32] Gold 500,000^

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

References

  1. ^ Andrea Bocelli, Zubin Mehta To Release CD Of Verdi Arias[dead link], VH1.com, 2 September 2000 article.
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  24. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
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  27. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Verdi". Music Canada. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  28. ^ "Dutch jazz certifications – Andrea Bocelli – The Verdi Album" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 10 October 2020. Enter The Verdi Album in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2001 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  29. ^ "Norwegian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – The Verdi Album" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  30. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Verdi')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  31. ^ "British album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Verdi". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  32. ^ "American album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Verdi". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 10 October 2020.