The Essential Pavarotti
Greatest hits album by
Luciano Pavarotti
Released1990 (1990)
LabelDecca Records

The Essential Pavarotti is an album by tenor Luciano Pavarotti. It was released in 1990 by Decca Records and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart,[1] the first ever classical album to do so.[2]

Track listing

  1. Rigoletto / Act 3 - "La donna è mobile"
  2. La Bohème / Act 1 - "Che gelida manina"
  3. Tosca / Act 3 - "E lucevan le stelle"
  4. Turandot / Act 3 - Nessun dorma!
  5. L'elisir d'amore / Act 2 - "Una furtiva lagrima"
  6. Martha / Act 3 - "M'appari"
  7. Carmen / Act 2 - "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"
  8. Pagliacci / Act 1 - "Vesti la giubba"
  9. Il Trovatore / Act 3 - "Di quella pira"
  10. Caruso
  11. Mattinata
  12. Aprile
  13. Core 'ngrato
  14. Soirées musicales - La Danza
  15. Volare
  16. Funiculì, funiculà
  17. Torna a Surriento
  18. 'O sole mio

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 6
UK Albums Chart[1] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "Luciano Pavarotti - Essential Pavarotti II (click "Albums" tab)". Official Charts (UK). Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  2. ^ The World's Greatest Tenors - Page 21 Millicent Jones - 1995 "His recordings have continued to outsell those of any other classical artist, and he was the first ever classical artist to reach the number one position in the UK pop album charts with his "Essential Pavarotti."
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Pavarotti – The Essential Pavarotti". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – Pavarotti – The Essential Pavarotti". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 November 2021.


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