The world鈥檚 most popular tenor, Andrea Bocelli, is out with a new CD (just in time to make for a wonderful Christmas present), 鈥Opera - The Ultimate Collection鈥.
The collection features Andrea鈥檚 beloved and favorite operatic selections that have inspired his career over the years. It includes arias from La Boheme, Tosca, La Traviata, Madame Butterfly and Romeo & Juliet, as well as a brand new recording of the much celebrated Nessun Dorma! from Puccini鈥檚 Turandot.
鈥淭he main objective of this album is to draw people closer to the opera, in particular to the whole opera,鈥 Andrea explained. 鈥淪o I chose the tracks that are the most engaging the first time you hear them. I hope I have made the right choice and it encourages people to discover more.鈥
鈥淥pera 鈥 The Ultimate Collection鈥 features important personalities of the classical music world, including bass-baritone Bryn Terfel and soprano Barbara Frittoli, conductors as Zubin Mehta, Myung-Whun Chung, and Pl谩cido Domingo. The album also features orchestras from all over the world.
Buy the album now from our shop and listen to Andrea below explain how he gets his inspiration when singing 鈥淯na furtiva lagrima鈥, the beautiful aria from 鈥淟鈥檈lisir d鈥檃more鈥 by Gaetano Donizetti:
