Sacred Arias (Italian: Arie Sacre), is the sixth studio album by Andrea Bocelli.
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Released | November 9, 1999 (1999-11-09) | |||
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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]
Chart performance
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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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^ |
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Europe (IFPI)[21] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 5,000,000[1] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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]
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]
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