Verdi: Aida Andrea Bocelli

• 1 Preludio 03:03
• 2 Si: corre voce che lEtiope ardisca 01:21
• 3 Se quel guerrier io fossi!..Celeste Aida 04:38
• 4 Quale insolita gioia 06:18
• 5 Alta cagion vaduna 06:00
• 6 Ritorna vincitor! 06:27
• 7 Possente, possente Ftha 05:45
• 8 Mortal, diletto ai Numi 05:01
• 9 Chi mai fra glinni e i plausi 06:02
• 10 Fu la sorte dellarmi atuoi funesta 07:32
• 11 Su! del Nilo al sacro lido 02:47
• 12 Gloria allEgitto, ad Iside 03:42
• 13 Marcia 06:29
• 14 Vieni, o guerriero vindice 02:34
• 15 Salvator della patria, io ti saluto 02:08
• 16 Che veggo!...Egli?...Mio padre! 00:51
• 17 Questassisa chio vesto vi dica 01:31
• 18 Ma tu, Re, tu signore possente 03:53
• 19 O Re: pei sacri Numi 02:25
• 20 Gloria allEgitto, ad Iside 03:19
• 21 O tu che sei dOsiride 04:02
• 22 Qui Radames verra!...O Patria mia 06:29
• 23 Ciel! mio padre! 07:49
• 24 Pur ti riveggo, mia dolce Aida 03:11
• 25 Fuggiam gli ardori inospiti 06:54
• 26 Tu...Amonasro!...tu!...il Re? 02:53
• 27 Laborrita rivale a me sfuggia 03:07
• 28 Gia i Sacerdoti adunansi 07:11
• 29 Ohime!...morir mi sento! Oh! chi lo salva? 05:57
• 30 Radames! Radames! Radames! 05:01
• 31 La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse 02:27
• 32 Presago il core della tua condonna 04:04
• 33 O terra, addio 05:01
• Total Runtime 02:25:52

Info for Verdi: Aida

Following Andrea Bocelli’s recent smash-hit release ‘Cinema’, the award-winning, top-selling, international tenor returns to his first love, singing opera. One of the world’s best-loved operas, Aida has been performed over 1,100 times at New York’s Metropolitan Opera alone.

Through an opera of high dramatic tension, Verdi offers monumental scenes and intimate drama. Taking the lead male role of Radamès – an Egyptian military commander – Bocelli’s powerful tenor tells a compelling story of dedication, intrigue, power, and intense love.

In this eagerly-awaited complete opera recording from superstar Andrea Bocelli, the tenor assembles a fine cast to explore Verdi’s most spectacular work: the award-winning American soprano Kristin Lewis takes the role of Aida, the brilliant Italian mezzo Veronica Simeoni as Amneris. Giorgio Giuseppini takes the role of Il Re (the Egyptian King), the powerful Ambrogio Maestri (‘Italy’s answer to Bryn Terfel’) as Amonasro and Carlo Colombara, renowned Verdi bass, as Ramfis.

Zubin Mehta conducts a spectacular performance from the Orchestra and Choir of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; one of high dramatic tension, theatricality, and deeply resonant passion.

Andrea Bocelli (Radamès)
Kristin Lewis (Aida)
Veronica Simeoni (Amneris)
Giorgio Giuseppini (Il Re)
Ambrogio Maestri (Amonasro)
Carlo Colombara (Ramfis)
Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Zubin Mehta, conductor

Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli‘s new studio album, “Passione” is filled with romance and beauty. “Passione” is a lush collection of Mediterranean love songs featuring duets with global pop stars Jennifer Lopez, Nelly Furtado, and the late Edith Piaf. The album reunites Bocelli with 16-time Grammy Award-winning producer David Foster, who produced Bocelli’s 2006 release “Amore,” which sold more than 4.2 million copies.

“Passione” is in essence the second volume of “Amore,” with a “fil rouge” which ideally connects the albums. As with “Amore,” which featured timeless masterworks, “Passione” includes several beloved classics such as “Love Me Tender,” “Girl From Ipanema,” and “Sarà Settembre,” (better known to English-speaking audiences as Neil Diamond’s “September Morn”). Jennifer Lopez is featured on the soft and sensual track “Quizás Quizás Quizás” and Nelly Furtado joins Bocelli on “Corcovado.” The album also features a duet with the late French chanteuse Edith Piaf on the song “La Vie En Rose.”

On the album, Bocelli sings in six languages (Italian, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Neapolitan) with his unmistakable voice, as Foster accompanies him on piano, along with Peruvian guitarist Ramon Stagnaro. The sensual sound is rounded out by Cuban, Brazilian, and Portuguese rhythms and a 63-piece orchestra recorded in London.

“Andrea continues to be my favorite singer of all time,” Foster declares. “I pride myself on working with great voices, but he transcends that. He's a singer for all people, from the common man to the Pope.”

Bocelli is an iconic figure in music with a myriad of breathtaking career achievements to his name. The Italian tenor is the most successful classical solo artist ever and one of the best-selling artists in music history, period, with more than 80 million albums sold worldwide. He is also credited with enabling the core classical repertoire to cross over and find a home atop the international pop charts, creating a new genre of music along the way. He has performed for four U.S. presidents, two popes, and the British royal family, as well as at ceremonies for the Olympic Games and the World Cup. He has been praised by such luminaries as Luciano Pavarotti, Franco Corelli (his beloved teacher and guide), Zubin Mehta, José Carreras, Lorin Maazel, Renée Fleming, and Celine Dion.

Booklet for Verdi: Aida