Andrea Bocelli - Opera: The Ultimate Collection (2014)

Opera - The Ultimate Collection showcases Bocelli’s vibrant personal journey through the world of opera. The collection features the most popular tenor arias from well-known operas such as La Boheme, Tosca, La Traviata, Madame Butterfly and Romeo & Juliet and a brand new recording of the much celebrated “Nessun Dorma!” from Puccini’s Turandot is included; a signature piece for Bocelli as it was for his mentor Luciano Pavarotti.

The album draws on arias which inspired Bocelli throughout his career, from his first memory of opera, Verdi’s La donna e mobile to his newest recording of the great aria Donna non vidi mai from Puccini’s Manon Lescaut. It also includes Bocelli’s personal favourites from the masterpieces of Puccini and Verdi, as well as the very best of French opera, featuring arias by Massenet, Gounod and Bizet.

Bocelli is the world's biggest selling classical artist - 80 million records sold and counting. The collection will be accompanied by a simultaneous release of the complete Manon Lescaut opera.

Composer: Giacomo Puccini, Umberto Giordano, Gaetano Donizetti, Giuseppe Verdi, …
Performer: Andrea Bocelli, Barbara Frittoli, Matteo Peirone, Verónica Villarroel, …
Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda, Placido Domingo, Zubin Mehta, Marco Armiliato, …
Orchestra/Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra, Valencia Community Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, …

Tracklist:

Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 3
01. "La donna è mobile" (2:11)
Andrea Bocelli, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Zubin Mehta

Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1
02. "Che gelida manina" (4:45)
Andrea Bocelli, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Zubin Mehta

Ruggiero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Act 1
03. "Recitar!…Vesti la giubba" (3:58)
Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra of the Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania, conductor - Steven Mercurio

Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem
04. 2. Ingemisco (3:56)
Andrea Bocelli, Kirov Orchestra, St Petersburg, conductor - Valery Gergiev

Georges Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles
05. "C'était le soir - Au fond du temple Saint" (5:55)
Andrea Bocelli, Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), London Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Barry Wordsworth

Umberto Giordano: Fedora / Act 2
06. "Amor ti vieta" (1:50)
Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, conductor - Gianandrea Noseda

Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Act 1
07. "Donna non vidi mai" (2:35)
Andrea Bocelli, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, conductor - Plácido Domingo

Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Act 2
08. "Una furtiva lagrima" (4:16)
Andrea Bocelli, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Vladimir Fedoseyev

Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata / Act 2
09. "O mio rimorso!" (2:52)
Andrea Bocelli, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Zubin Mehta

Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2
10. "Addio, fiorito asil" (1:54)
Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, conductor - Gianandrea Noseda

Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1
11. "O soave fanciulla" (4:07)
Andrea Bocelli, Barbara Frittoli (soprano), Paolo Gavanelli (baritone), Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Zubin Mehta

Giuseppe Verdi: Aida / Act 1
12. "Celeste Aida" (4:08)
Andrea Bocelli, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Zubin Mehta

Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana
13. Lamento di Federico (4:42)
Andrea Bocelli, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Vladimir Fedoseyev

Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana
14. "Intanto, amici, qua…Viva il vino spumeggiante" (2:53)
Andrea Bocelli, Enkelejda Shkosa, (mezzo-soprano), Chorus of the Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania, Orchestra of the Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania, conductor - Steven Mercurio

Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
15. Act 3 "E lucevan le stelle" (3:18)
Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, conductor - Zubin Mehta
16. Act 1 "Dammi i colori! "Recondita armonia" (2:53)
Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Peirone (bass), Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, conductor - Zubin Mehta

Jules Massenet: Werther / Act 3
17. "Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps?" (2:43)
Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, conductor - Yves Abel

Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette / Act 2
18. "L'amour! L'amour! …Ah! lève toi, soleil!" (4:16)
Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice, conductor - Fabio Luisi

Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment / Act 1
19. "Pour mon âme quel destin" (2:15)
Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, conductor - Gianandrea Noseda

Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore / Act 3
20. "Di quella pira" (3:23)
Andrea Bocelli, Veronica Villarroel (soprano),Salvatore Bonaffini (tenor),Orchestra of the Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania, conductor - Steven Mercurio

Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier / Act 4
21. "Come un bel dì di maggio" (3:18)
Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, conductor - Marco Armiliato

Giacomo Puccini: Turandot / Act 3
22. "Nessun dorma" (4:23)
Andrea Bocelli, Coro de la Comunitat Valenciana, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, conductor - Zubin Mehta

Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore / Act 2
23. "Mal reggendo all'aspro assalto" (3:29)
Andrea Bocelli, Elena Zaremba (mezzo-soprano), Orchestra of the Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania, conductor - Steven Mercurio

Ruggiero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Act 1
24. "Un tal gioco, credetemi" (2:40)
Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra of the Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania, conductor - Steven Mercurio

Jules Massenet: Werther / Act 1
25. "Je ne sais si je veille" (3:32)
Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, conductor - Yves Abel