Track Listing

1. Questo o Quella
2. Che Gilda Manina
3. Recondita Armonia
4. E Lucevan le Stelle
5. Addio, Fiorito Asil
6. Come un Bel di Maggio
7. A Te, o Cara
8. Di Rigori Armato il Seno
9. Amor Ti Vieta
10. Ch'ella Mi Creda
11. Cielo e Mar!
12. La Dolcissima Effigie
13. Musetta! - Testa Adorata
14. Tombe Degli avi Miei - Fra Poco a me Ricovero
15. Pourquoi me Reveiller
16. La Fleur que tu m'Avais Jetee
17. Pour mon Ame
18. The Pearl Fishers' Duet (Feat. Bryn Terfel) (Bonus Track)
19. Di Quella Pira (Bonus Tracks)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5799 in Music
• Released on: 2005-11-28
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .28 pounds
• Running time: 62 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Andrea Bocelli is no opera singer, but he shows far more potential in this album than does another pop-vocalist tenor-wannabe, Michael Bolton. For one thing, he can shake off the crooner mannerisms and really sing when performing music that calls for it. At his best, he has a rich, dark timbre and an easy, unforced top. At other times, however, the tone turns dry and thin and the high notes are constricted, the inconsistency suggesting a lack of technique. Never does one get the impression that he could be heard over a medium-sized orchestra without amplification. This isn't bad singing per se, but there is much better out there, readily available on disc. --Sarah Bryan Miller

Amazon.co.uk Review
This special edition of Bocelli’s Aria album features the bonus tracks "The Pearl Fishers' Duet" featuring Bryn Terfel and Di Quella Pira.

Andrea Bocelli shows far more potential in this album than does another pop-vocalist tenor-wannabe, Michael Bolton. For one thing, he can shake off the crooner mannerisms and really sing when performing music that calls for it. At his best, he has a rich, dark timbre and an easy, unforced top. At other times, however, the tone turns dry and thin and the high notes are constricted, the inconsistency suggesting a lack of technique. Never does one get the impression that he could be heard over a medium-sized orchestra without amplification. This isn't bad singing per se, but there is much better out there, readily available on disc. --Sarah Bryan Miller

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Voice, Wonderful Album
I loved this CD when it was first released and this new edition has a couple of extra special bonuses. Bocelli has such a special quality about his voice and this is probably my favourite collection of his. Of the bonus tracks, ‘Di Quella Pira’ is really beautiful but it is the other bonus track which really impresses, as it is simply magnificent. It’s The Pearl Fishers’ Duet and it features Bryn Terfel. For me this is the partnership of a lifetime, as these two voices come together, it is evident that these two men stand alone in the world of modern classical music. An absolute joy first time round, but even better now, this album is simply irresistible.

Digitally remastered?
I contend this Aria Album is digitally remastered old fvaorites from the original Aria album. All songs sound wonderful and much stronger than the original. The two bonus tracks, The duet Pearl Fishers with Bryn Terfel and Di Quella Pira from the PBS Statue of Liberty performance with conductor Stephen Mercurio is worth the price of the entire CD. Listen and enjoy this treat. Joanne Martinez an Andrea Bocelli fan since 1995

Loved it
My apologies to the previous critics, but I love this CD. And actually, I felt Romanza was a horrible mistake. Romanza is a bit, shall we say, soft on content. Aria, however, brings to life some of the most beautiful operas in a very accessible way.

You can feel how Andrea Bocelli must have enjoyed singing this, and it genuinly moves me. For me, this is a CD that I don't get tired of.